What do Iranians think of the war?

伊朗人如何看待战争?

The Global Story

2026-05-06

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Iranians living in Tehran tell us what they think of the war and reveal how the conflict has affected their day to day lives.   In recent days, attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz has raised fears that an already fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran could collapse.   Donald Trump's "Project Freedom", which began on Monday, aims to use the US military to escort cargo ships out of Strait of Hormuz. Iran, however, insists that it controls the key waterway and has warned that it is “just getting started” in the Strait of Hormuz. This escalation of hostilities risks tipping the region back into full-scale war.    As the conflict enters its third month with no clear end in sight, there has been mounting anxiety about what comes next. But what is the view inside Iran?    In today’s episode we speak to the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent, Lyse Doucet who recently returned from a ten day trip to Tehran where she spoke to government officials and ordinary Iranians about their fears and expectations as this war continues.    Producers: Cat Farnsworth and Aron Keller    Executive Producer: Richard Fenton Smith    Mix: Travis Evans   Senior News Editor: China Collins   Photo: Daily life in Tehran amid continued tensions over Strait of Hormuz. Credit:  Abedin Taherkenareh/ EPA/Shutterstock.
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  • If these days you have been struggling to keep up with the state of negotiations and ceasefires regarding the Iran war

  • or the closures of the Strait of Hormuz, you 're not alone.

  • We're all hearing a lot of it.

  • Iran wants to make a deal.

  • What I don't like about Iran is they'll talk to me with such great respect.

  • And then they'll go on television, they'll say, we did not speak to the president.

  • We did not, I just spoke to, we did not speak to the president.

  • So they play games.

  • I mean, the top people in that government are, to say the least, you know, they're insane in the brain.

  • What we're not hearing a lot of is what Iranians are thinking and hoping for.