A pharmacist and a homesick lifestyle blogger: The 'alarming' civilian cost of war in Iran

Parastesh Dahaghin was a young pharmacist killed in an explosion while she was at work. Berivan Molani was in bed when debris from an air strike in Tehran struck her head. For more than three weeks, Tehran and other cities have been pummelled by US and Israeli airstrikes - with thousands of targets hit across the country. And reports of civilian casualties from these strikes are not limited to adults. Eilmah Bilki, aged 3, reportedly died a day after being injured in the western town of Sardasht. The toll on civilians is mounting fast. Most of their stories will never be told. But through the thick, black smoke of war and an internet blackout, small fragments of information are getting out of Iran. And the names of a tiny fraction of the civilian casualties of the US-Israeli war on the country are beginning to emerge. Parastesh Dahagain had been in her pharmacy in Tehran's Apadana neighbourhood when the nearby building of an IT company that reportedly played a role in Iran's internet shutdown was struck, according to the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center. Video posted online shows a mourning ceremony for Parastesh - framed pictures of her nestled among candles and flowers. Her