Tehran wary of American bombs as memories of bloody crackdown still sting
- Posted on January 27, 2026
- By CNN
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Tehran wary of American bombs as memories of bloody crackdown still sting

Just weeks after thousands of Iranians were killed in a brutal crackdown on dissent, life in the capital appeared to be back in full swing here on Tuesday. But the air of normality masks an uneasy truth – that many here feel trapped between the Iranian government’s rhetoric and US President Donald Trump’s threats of military action.