🔶 Iran and the United States’ Failure to Reach a Deal and the Scenarios Ahead

In southern Iran, war is not known only by the sound of explosions; it is known by the silence that settles over a city after each blast. By nights whose darkness lasts longer than any prolonged blackout, and by families who no longer know what tomorrow morning will leave for them of normal life.

For millions of people in Khuzestan, Hormozgan, Bushehr, and other southern cities, war is not a political or military concept; it is an experience that has entered homes, disrupted the rhythm of life, and turned anxiety into part of everyday routine. In these days, every power outage, every disruption in access to water, fuel, or medical services is not merely an infrastructure problem; it is a reminder that the first and heaviest price of war is always paid by civilians.