Already there are parts of Iran's densely populated capital city Tehran that look like a pummelled war zone.
We are starting to understand the intensity of Israel and the US's war plan.
But a clear picture is difficult to paint, because Iran is a place the world is struggling to hear from.
With the internet at best intermittent and largely down, we're having to piece together what's happening in a huge country of around 93 million people - a population whose fears and hardships are being smothered by a lack of communication.
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On Monday alone Israel’s defence forces said they’d carried out what they call a broad wave of strikes against targets in the heart of Tehran.
A few hours after that statement, a UK-based British-Iranian contact sent me a scant message.
It read: "Update from a friend who spoke with her family inside. Basij (militias) are on the streets with arms and have inspection points.
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"Costs of food is six times the norm. Bombing is very intense. We are happy to hear the noises."
We can't independently verify their message, but it appears to give some sense of what life is currently like inside Iran.
Those who want to see an end to the Iranian regime are banking on Donald Trump's promises of a new dawn and hope these days of fear are worth it.
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