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Photo essay

By Jassem Ghazban-pour
November 12, 2001
The Iranian

Civilians suffer in every war or conflict. On September 11, 2001, thousands of Americans died in a single day. During the war between Iran and Iraq (1980-88), thousands died during Iraqi attacks on Iranian cities, towns and villages. Iran at first refrained from targetting civilians, but later responded to Iraqi missile attacks with missile attacks mostly against Baghdad.

These photographs by Jassem Ghazban-pour are from Asseman va Zamin (Sky and Earth, 1997, Tehran Municipality). They show the aftermath of missile attacks on Tehran, bomb shelters, and preparations for possible chemical attacks.

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