US attacks deepen hardship, not dissent, in Iran's south

Opposition to Iran’s government has long simmered in the country’s impoverished south. But after bearing the brunt of US strikes this month, many residents are directing their anger at President Donald Trump ​and an air campaign they say has upended their lives. Southern Iran, which borders the Strait of Hormuz, has been a major target of US attacks on ports, energy ‌facilities and transport infrastructure. Washington claims the strikes are aimed at curbing Iran’s ability to threaten shipping through the strategic waterway. Tehran says they have gone far beyond legitimate military targets. Most of the more than two dozen southern residents Reuters interviewed by phone or messaging apps agreed that the strikes had gone beyond targets with a clear…

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