Talk of war dominates daily life in Tehran as ceasefire deadline nears
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🗓️ 14 April 2026
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| 0:00.0 | Now, for the view from Tehran, we're once again joined by special correspondent Reza Seya. |
| 0:05.8 | So Reza, the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is shaky at best, set to expire in another week or so. |
| 0:12.3 | Tell us what the atmosphere is like in Tehran right now and how worried Iranians are that a war could restart. |
| 0:19.9 | Yeah, this is a country of 92 million people. They don't have |
| 0:24.3 | one voice. They don't have one emotion. But I think if there was one overarching emotion, |
| 0:30.5 | it would be one of suspense. Why? Because no one here knows what's going to happen in the coming days. They don't know what's |
| 0:38.5 | going to happen when the ceasefire is over. Is there going to be a war again? Is there going to be |
| 0:44.2 | an agreement? People simply just don't know. What I can't tell you is no matter where you go |
| 0:49.5 | in Tefran, people are talking about this war, this conflict, these negotiations. |
| 0:59.9 | Everyone has a view and opinion, a thought about the war, where things stand, and what should happen. |
| 1:00.8 | So everyone's being a political analyst and a war strategist. |
| 1:04.8 | I would say many Iranians are naturally worried. |
| 1:07.7 | They just went through six weeks of bombings and air strikes. They're worried that that's |
| 1:14.3 | going to start again. And I think increasingly, you're hearing many ask the question about Mr. |
| 1:19.8 | Trump, whether he is in a state of mind that he would actually use a nuclear bomb. And that's |
| 1:26.5 | what you hear a lot of people asking. There's a lot of Iranians |
| 1:29.7 | who are showing support and solidarity for their armed forces. These are staunch supporters of the |
| 1:34.5 | government and Iranian nationalists who may not have supported the domestic policies of this government, |
| 1:40.4 | but they did not like the fact that this country was attacked by the U.S. and Israel. |
| 1:45.7 | And a lot of people are curious about the opponents of the government, those who wanted |
| 1:50.2 | U.S. intervention and regime change. And I can tell you, ever since this war started, they've |
| 1:56.1 | been absent and silenced publicly, at least, but no question they're watching too. |
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