A doctor who spoke with The Times last week was among those killed when a missile hit a mosque on Friday as paramilitaries stepped up their brutal siege of the city of El Fasher.
Following a 12-day war with Israel in July, which resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 civilians and many of Iran’s top nuclear scientists and officials, a New York Times team was granted access to Tehran. Declan Walsh, a Times international correspondent, explains how the conflict has created a widespread sense of uncertainty and flux in the Iranian capital.