CBS News reports from inside Tehran as city mourns those killed in airstrikes
CBS News' senior foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has been reporting on conditions in Iran's capital, Tehran, following Israeli and U.S. airstrikes on the country. Tyab attended the main Friday prayers in Tehran and heard how local Iranians feel about the latest U.S. intervention in the Middle East.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Why Trump won't be the one to name the war in Iran
