Israel, Iran — and the Household Killed within the Crossfire

On the thirteenth of June, Israel attacked Iran. Drones and missiles hit civilian and army websites in addition to targets related to the nation’s nuclear program, which Israel has lengthy seen as an existential menace. Iran retaliated, attacking civilian areas in Israel. In Tehran, this residential neighborhood, residence to certainly one of Iran’s high nuclear scientists, was among the many places hit. A flooring beneath him lived the Abbasi household. Hasan Shaygan was their constructing supervisor. Parviz and Masoumeh Abbasi lived with their son, 16-year-old Parham, and their daughter, 24-year-old Parnia. They moved into the condo final yr and filmed this second of celebration. Azadeh Shariarifar is Masoumeh’s sister and aunt to Parham and Parnia. She’s an artist and photographer. Her first exhibition handled the theme of life and loss of life, and it was attributable to open on the day of the bombing. Parnia made this compilation of her and her boyfriend, Sajad. They’d been collectively for 5 years and have been planning a future collectively. The household was buried within the metropolis’s most important cemetery, in an space devoted to victims of the 12-day conflict with Israel. Azadeh had solely visited a couple of occasions. She says the place attracts each grief and politics, turning into too loud and crowded to mourn peacefully. Whereas Azadeh is essential of Israel, she additionally anticipated extra from her personal nation.