Narges Mohammadi (through interpreter):
After the 12-day war, the Islamic Republic did nothing to improve the lives of the people, despite the immense suffering they endured. The regime shows no real concern for the public’s hardship. Instead, it continues to expose people to even greater repression.
During the 12-day war, I was in Tehran. The city was under attack day and night, and we had no refuge. The Internet was cut off and we lost contact with many of our friends and even with our families. We were caught between two fronts, the Islamic Republic’s longstanding war against the Iranian people and a military conflict with Israel.
Yet, despite all this, the Iranian people continue to demand peace, prosperity, development, freedom and democracy, carried out through the will and agency of the Iranian people.
