Tehran residents have told the BBC that Thursday night saw the heaviest wave of strikes on the capital since Israel and the US launched their attack on Iran six days ago.
A man in his 30s described the experience, saying, "The house was shaking for five minutes straight. Last night was the worst night." He added that he could barely sleep due to the "constant explosions."
Another woman in her 40s said she "woke up to the sound of explosions at 05:00 and haven't been able to sleep ever since."
Reporting Challenges
International news organisations are often refused visas to Iran, which severely limits their ability to gather information about what's going on inside the country. Internet blackouts make the situation even harder to report on.
A young man from Damavand, a city near Tehran, described the fear he and his family have felt in recent days. "I'd never seen an explosion up close before," he said. "I actually saw it with my own eyes from inside the house."
Casualty Reports
BBC News is unable to verify casualty counts from inside Iran, but US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (Hrana) has reported 1,168 civilians have been killed since the war began, including 194 children.
A young woman in Tehran said, "They were hitting so hard that all the windows were shaking." She added that she sensed support among some of her fellow citizens for the ongoing US-Israel attack.
Public Sentiment
Some Iranians are worried about what might happen afterwards. A young man in Tehran said, "We mustn't end up like Iraq or Syria, honestly, we don't deserve that." He referred to the civil wars which scarred those two countries this century.
According to the BBC, disruption to supplies from the Gulf due to the Middle East conflict has pushed the cost up by more than 80%.
