The infants who died at the sound of bombs: Death without weeping

For the past nine days, Iran has endured relentless military aggression from Israel. More than 400 civilians have been killed and over 3,000 wounded, according to official figures. But beyond the numbers- beyond the blood-soaked sheets and overwhelmed emergency rooms- lies a deeper, quieter tragedy: children dying not from direct hits, but from fear. Newborns who arrive at hospitals with no vital signs. Children whose lives are cut short not by shrapnel, but by the sheer terror of war. This is not speculation. It is the testimony of pediatric specialists, nurses, and emergency workers across Iran. One pediatrician told me plainly: “None of the newborns brought to us survived. If they weren’t dead on arrival, they succumbed within days due […]