Families grapple with life in the wake of the Israel-Iran Conflict

In Iran’s capital, Mehdi Ferdowsi surveys what used to be his home — now a heap of shattered concrete and twisted metal. A nearby Israeli strike, delivered just as a fragile ceasefire was taking hold, leveled the walls and blew out the windows, leaving nothing behind.

“They hit the buildings. Only rubble is left. Nothing else is left,” Ferdowsi said. “This used to be our home, now it’s a pile of dust.”

His family is among…