Jane Araf
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1,797 appearances
216 recordings
2 series
first heard Nov 2024
last heard 5d ago
Jane Araf’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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In Tehran and in other cities, mourners packed public squares to commemorate the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The country declared 40 days of mourning for the 86-year-old leader, now considered a martyr.
Iran said Khamenei died in U.S.
and Israeli airstrikes on his office on Saturday.
Anti-government protests which rocked the country in December have been sidelined since the attacks.
Iran said military leaders killed in the strikes included the armed forces chief of staff and a senior intelligence commander.
The Iranian government said it had already hit 27 U.S.
military bases in the region, along with other targets.
It vowed the biggest wave of attacks yet in retaliation for Khamenei's death.
Jane Araf, NPR News, Amman.
One West Tehran resident told NPR by phone that bakeries and supermarkets were packed.
She said streets were almost empty in residential neighborhoods she had seen, apart from a show of force by internal security forces.
Many of them are on the streets on motorbikes showing off their guns.
They want to create fear, she said.
The woman did not want to give her name in fear of retaliation by the Iranian regime.
The Iranian government told citizens it expected the Iranian capital and other big cities to be the main focus of strikes and advised them to leave the cities if they could.
Jane Araf, NPR News, Amman.
Thank you.
Well, I can tell you what I'm seeing and hearing here in Jordan where there's the sound of
of jet fighters and missiles being intercepted and it's an indication that this is having immense repercussions across the region.
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