“US attacks are going on all over the world, but everyone is silent” — Actress Mandana Karimi cries

The Middle East is once again in the face of bloody tension. The United States launched a fierce airstrike on three important secret nuclear facilities in Iran early Sunday morning. The attack involved a US B-2 fighter jet, which dropped devastating bunker blaster bombs on the underground bases of Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. The attack has raised fears of World War III.

In response to the attack, an advisor to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned, “Now it's our turn. Iran will retaliate against the American fleet.” Tehran has also threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most important routes for global oil supplies. Within hours, that threat became a reality, causing instability in oil prices on the world market and raising concerns in the international economy.

Iranian-born international actress Mandana Karimi has expressed her concern for her country and family in this critical moment. The actress, who is currently in Europe, said in an emotional message on social media, “I am not okay. I am trying to stay normal, but I can’t. Every moment is tearing me apart. How can I stay calm when I see children dying? Not just Palestine or Iran, but the US is attacking the entire world. And yet everyone is silent.”

She also wrote, “I am walking the quiet streets of Europe, but I feel like a ghost. A part of me is still in Iran – where my mother, brother, nephew, niece are. It feels like the next missile might hit our house.”

The actress said in clear terms, “Don’t get me wrong. We are not afraid of death. But seeing our country burning in flames, and hearing the praise of those attackers—this is unbearable. Iran is not just a country, Iran is the touch of my mother’s hand, the smell of jasmine in the dust, the lullaby of my childhood. That Iran is on the verge of destruction today.”

Appealing to the world, Mandana Karimi said, “I am not well. Please don’t stay silent either. Protest. If you stay silent, it will seem like something is really wrong. Now is the time to take the right stand.”

Analysts fear that if Iran retaliates, violence will spread throughout the Middle East. On the one hand, it will cause a humanitarian disaster, and on the other hand, it will have a huge negative impact on the global energy supply, security and economy.

The situation at the moment is more humanitarian than political and military. And that humane picture is portrayed by people like Mandana Karimi - who, even from a distant land, can see their own country reduced to ruins with tears in their eyes.