A music school owner in Tehran was shocked and hopeless after his school was hit in a recent drone strike.
The U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iranian territory have destroyed civilian buildings and affected the livelihood of many residents.
Honiak Music Academy in Tehran was a hub for aspiring musicians - a place of learning, creativity, and hope, until it was rendered into rubbles. A drone strike earlier this week hit the school, changed the life of its owner and his wife forever.
"On Monday, March 23, at 05:30, the alarm at the music academy center went off. We suspected that a theft had occurred. I rushed to the center, but I couldn't get there by car because the fog was heavy, and I became certain that it had been targeted. When I got closer, I saw that my unit on the fourth floor - next to an obstetrics and gynecology clinic, an advertising unit, and a newly set up unit - had been hit by a drone strike. My office, as well as the obstetrics and gynecology unit, were affected," recalled Hamidreza Afarideh, musician and owner of Honiak Music Academy.
The strike has destroyed the building which hosts the music school, along with the livelihoods of many.
"This was the source of income for both me and my spouse. We are artists, and we have no other source of income. This source of income for me and all the instructors here has now been completely lost. I no longer have any plans - even for one week, one hour, or even one minute in the future - for myself, my spouse, or the people who were at the training center with us," Afarideh said.
Tehran music school owner shocked at destroyed civilian life
Tehran music school owner shocked at destroyed civilian life
