One Iranian told CBC news that residents are receiving text messages with headlines the government wants the public to read. While Iranian state media routinely shares images of missile alerts in Israel and damage from strikes, there is little official information about the destruction inside Iran after nearly four weeks of war. In this photo taken by the West Asia News Agency, protesters attend an anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli rally, in Tehran, Iran, March 26, 2026. There have been mass arrests which are often the result of late-night raids in major cities like Tehran and Shiraz. "For people like my parents, it's the second war that they are witnessing and they just want it to stop," he wrote.

Source: CBC News March 28, 2026 02:06 UTC