A woman and child walk by a damaged building, struck days earlier, during the U.S.Israeli military campaign on March 4, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.
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'We deserve a normal life,' Iranians tell BBC, as US says it will strike deeper into country

One woman in Tehran says the capital "feels very empty" as US-Israel strikes continue. Meanwhile, the Israeli military says it is intercepting new Iranian missiles.
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