In Bandar Abbas, the ceasefire never came

In this first-person testimony as told to Al Jazeera, Parisa*, a 44-year-old single mother from Bandar Abbas, reflects on the relentless uncertainty of life under repeated attacks. Her account takes place amid renewed hostilities in southern Iran in July, despite official claims that a ceasefire was in place.

We woke up on July 11, and saw two columns of smoke rising into the sky from o...