Juliette

The communications blackout kept their conversations short.

But his wife told him she was worried the U.S.

would drop a nuclear bomb on Iran.

His wife disagreed with his hope around the war.

So it became harder and harder to talk about.

C once again finds himself in a lonely position.

And that's why, when news of the ceasefire came and the regime was still standing, he felt mixed feelings.

He's now on his way back home.

He's happy to get to return to his family and his favorite things like his guitar.

But he doesn't quite know what Iran he's returning to or what his role will be in shaping it.

Do you still believe in protest as a way to achieve change?

He told me that he still holds on to the possibility that maybe the ceasefire will fall apart.

Maybe the war will start up again.

And while he's worried about what that might mean for the country and its people, he hopes that the U.S.

and Israeli militaries will accomplish what protests couldn't.

I heard from another Iranian who is going by F to protect her identity.

When I first got in touch, F was in her car, on the road in Turkey after fleeing the war.

She introduced herself to me in a voice memo.

F is about 40 years old.

I'm a translator from English to Farsi.