Voices from Iran: protests, fear and scarcitySmoke rises over Tehran on March 5. - Bukan (north-west Iran) -Reza, 36, runs a cafe in Bukan, in Iranian Kurdistan:"I run a cafe right in the city centre. So in my cafe, I made a decision: for those who cannot pay for their coffee, it’s on the house. In recent days, the streets have mostly been filled with people in mourning after the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei." Since the start of the war, the city has become much more closed in on itself, but there are still shops open.

Source: Bangkok Post March 06, 2026 22:36 UTC