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TEHRAN BLOG: Tehran returns to routine as war resumes, but nerves remain frayed
July 16, 2026
Tehran's cafés and traffic jams are back weeks into renewed war, but residents interviewed say inflation and the cost of rebuilding now dominate conversation, with little appetite for another round of fighting.
TEHRAN BLOG: Ceasefire brings quiet relief to Iran, but few believe it will hold
April 8, 2026
Iranians remain split in the early hours of the two-week ceasefire between their government and US and Israel on the otherside, but as things stand any return to normality is better than nothing.
TEHRAN BLOG: Iran's new year Nowruz is not the same this year
March 20, 2026
For more than 3,000 years, Nowruz has been Iran's national festival, but this year's war has darkened the mood.
TEHRAN BLOG: Operation Epic FUBAR: Command of the Reload
March 18, 2026
America and Iran have two very strategies for fighting this war.The US is still using the old school approach of building extremely powerful and incredibly accurate flying bombs that will definitely destroy anything they hit and are hard to stop.
TEHRAN BLOG: Permits-for-passage system emerges as the US heads towards a strategic defeat in Iran
March 12, 2026
A “permits-for-passage" system emerges as the US heads towards a strategic defeat in Iran after the White House makes a string of strategic blunders.