As the first missiles started to fall in her hometown in Iran, Fariba Willison's phone rang with a simple, but chilling request. It was her sister in Tehran, asking her to look after her daughter in Australia "just in case some thing happened". The call came on Saturday afternoon, just after the US and Israeli strikes on Iran started, sparking a war that has spread to multiple countries in the Middle East, making many, like Willison, worried about their loved ones.
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