A Diary of War From an Unlikely Author: the Son of Iran’s President
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's president, made a brief public appearance at an anti-Israel rally amid ongoing conflict with Israel and the U.S., while his son Yousef Pezeshkian, who is also his adviser, has been unable to contact him since the war began on February 28.
- Yousef Pezeshkian, a physics professor with a doctoral degree, has been documenting his personal and political reflections on the war in a daily diary posted on Telegram, providing insight into the experiences of Iran’s political figures during the conflict.
- Despite public displays of defiance by Iran’s leadership, Yousef’s writings reveal underlying fear and panic among some political figures as Israeli bombings target and kill key leaders
