Streets empty and shops close as US strikes confirm Iranian fears

For weeks, Iranians had been nervously anticipating another attack by the United States and Israel, despite Tehran and Washington holding negotiations aimed at averting a violent showdown. Nevertheless, on Saturday morning just before the strikes, life in Tehran was moving at its usual pace, taxis and buses were inching through mid-morning traffic and people were […] The post Streets empty and shops close as US strikes confirm Iranian fears appeared first on Digital Journal.