Fragile ceasefire leaves Iranians outside country torn about returning home

On Monday, US President Donald Trump announced a jubilation between Israel and Iran with jubilation to be visibly disappointed on Tuesday morning when the two parties were accused of raping her.

For Iranians in the border crossing of Kapikoy -Razi in eastern Turkey, there was a mixture of optimism and confusion – hope that a delicate truce could be maintained despite the violent swings that have seized the region in the past 12 days.

While everyone welcomed the perspective of peace – even fragile – the Iranians have been too openly speaking of the effect that the conflict has had on Iranian society and the long -standing regime.

When CBC News approached a group of young Iranian women sitting on the sidewalk, surrounded by their big suitcases, we said that she would like to speak but could not.

“We are afraid,” she said. “Our government is shit.”

Photos | The Iranians at the border crossing of Kapikoy-Razi:

Iran’s supreme chief, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has reigned the country since 1989. Under him, Iran has continued to develop its nuclear program, which Israel and the United States have called an urgent threat to justify the decision to launch recent air strikes.

Iran and Israel have taken themselves from missiles since June 13, and on weekends, the United States intervened, dropping bunker bombs in Iranian nuclear installations, including one buried under a mountain.

In Iran, where the majority of the population is Shiite Muslim, the regime has created an environment of violent suppression of any form of protest or dissent, leading to a climate of fear.

Growing disorders

Over the past decade, the Iranians have descended many times to protest against the religious leaders and the state of the economy. In 2022, the death of a woman named Mahsa Amini in police custody for an alleged violation of the dress code led to months of demonstrations as well as to a brutal repression.

Tuesday, in the crossing of Kapikoy-Razi, where waves of people are heading inward and the exit of Iran, some double citizens told CBC News that the Iranian authorities were looking for their mobile phones and looked at photos and contacts before their crossing.

An Iranian, who did not want CBC News to use his name, asked to know the details of the ceasefire, because his phone had not worked and that he could not obtain updates.

“He looked like [shooting] was supposed to stop officially at 4 am, but we then learned news on missile shots. … So we were like, ok, what will happen? “He said.

“I don’t really have a clear understanding of who is really impatient of a ceasefire.”

The man, who has around twenty, teaches English to online international students. With generalized internet breakdowns in Iran, he feared that he will lose his job.

He had left the capital, Tehran, a few days after the air strikes start. Then Tuesday morning, he decided to leave for Turkey, where he will try to stay with friends for a few months.

He said that the Iranians mobilized around three distinct points of view: those who want to overthrow the regime at all costs; those who remain faithful there; And those who don’t really like the government, but are angry by Israel and, to a lesser extent, the United States.

“I mean, I don’t support the [regime] At all, “he said.” But what is happening … there are victims, and it is not pleasant at all. “”

Talk about a change of diet

On Tuesday, the Iranian Ministry of Health said that more than 600 people had been killed in air strikes in the past 12 days, as well as 4,700 injured, although some groups said it was probably under accountability.

In Israel, at least 28 people were killed, According to the United Nations.

Israel and the United States spoke publicly about the potential for the change of diet in Iran. Trump said on Sunday that the new management could “return Iran great again”, but Tuesday moved his message, saying that the regime change generally creates chaos.

He previously declared that the supreme chief of the country was hiding, but still an easy target. Trump then proclaimed that he would not be killed, “at least for the moment”.

In the midst of the changing rhetoric of Trump, there are reports according to which the best clerics, appointed by Khamenei, worked to identify any replacement, creating a succession plan in case he is killed.

Israel said throughout his offensive, he targeted Iranian military and security infrastructure, as well as senior officials and nuclear scientists.

The country’s Minister of Defense said that these were not only striking regime objectives, but also “government’s repression agencies”.

Last week, Israel targeted the headquarters of the Iranian state broadcaster, and Monday, the notorious of Evin prison in Tehran, where political opponents and Westerners accused of sabotage are imprisoned.

“ I hope the ceasefire will happen ”

Milad, another Iranian who crossed Turkey on Wednesday and only wanted to be identified by his first name, told CBC News that he thought that the Iranian government would immediately begin to rebuild infrastructure, which would paralyze the economy sanctioned by Iran inflation more.

“I think people are tired and … they don’t have the energy to fight or think about the change of diet, because we only try to stay alive,” he said.

“Perhaps something is happening, maybe it won’t do it. It is all depends on political leaders-the United States, which he decides on what side loses war or wins the war. It is not to the people.”

While Milad sought to settle somewhere until it was clear that the fighting had stopped on Tuesday hundreds headed in the other direction in Iran.

Among them was Musa Ramesh, who was outside the country with his family to attend the graduation of his daughter in Cyprus.

When one of his younger parents suggested that he should not do an interview, Ramesh has signaled suggestion, insisting that he wanted to speak.

“My government and Israel, there are problems, but I hope that the ceasefire will happen,” he said. “It’s our house. We should be there.”