Why one Iranian man who barely survived a bombing wants war to go on

WBUR

Published May 18, 2026 at 12:06 PM EDT

An Iranian man who was buried under rubble in the U.S.-Israel bombing campaign says he wants the war to go on and destroy the regime.

Durrie Bouscaren reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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