Lyse Doucet in Iran: Destruction shows huge civilian cost of the war

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A fragile, conditional ceasefire is currently in place - but some worry that it will not hold. Military targets have been reduced to rubble, and so have parts of civilian areas, laying bare the cost the war has on ordinary people. Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet, reporting from Tehran, has witnessed how the conflict has impacted Iranians. The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is reporting from Tehran on condition that none of her material is used on the BBC's Persian Service. These restrictions apply to all international media organisations operating in Iran. ShareSaveMum of twins who says home was bombed in Lebanon speaks to BBCMore than one million people in Lebanon have been displaced since the start of the war as Israel expands its ground operation there. 'We are at the edge of a battlefield': BBC reports near Strait of HormuzThe BBC's Orla Guerin travels to the edge of the critical waterway that Iran has put a stranglehold on. 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