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Parham Ghobadi, of the Persian Service of the BBC, along with his parents. His faces have been blurred for security reasons.

Image source, Parham ghobadi

Photo foot, Parham Ghobadi, of the Persian Service of the BBC, has failed to persuade his parents to leave Tehran; His faces have been blurred to protect their identities in case of reprisals by the Iranian State.

    • Author, Parham ghobadi
    • Author's title, BBC Persian Service Reporter

I have not managed to convince my parents to leave their home – and much less Tehran – after Donald Trump urged the residents to “immediately evacuate” the Iranian capital.

My father told me: “At our age, with all kinds of health problems, supporting hours of traffic jams and then facing the shortage of necessity products in overpopulated cities after leaving Tehran simply is not an option for us.”

My parents are diabetic. For a month, my mother is confined at home due to a strong vertigo and can only walk with help.

My father suffers from a series of chronic diseases and can barely walk more than 10 meters without having to rest.

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