The conflict between Israel and Iran has deeply affected the Iranian diaspora community in Germany.

As a shaky ceasefire already threatens to quickly unravel, those who spoke with DW said they feel helpless, watching events unfold with anxiety and fear for friends and family.

More than 970 people in Iran have been killed with over 3,400 injured in Israeli strikes since June 13, according to the Washington-based group Human Rights Activists. Iranian strikes on Israel have killed at least 24 people and injured over 1,000.

As the conflict continues, daily life in Iran is being severely disrupted. Authorities in Iran have cut off internet connectivity, which makes it harder for families to stay in touch, while stifling information about what is happening in the country.

Some Iranians in Germany said they feel guilty, torn between the safety of their adopted home and the chaos engulfing their homeland. Germany is home to one of Europe's largest Iranian diaspora communities.

In Munich, Cologne, Berlin and Stuttgart, thousands of kilometers away from the chaos of war, they grapple with powerlessness, often unable to contact loved ones, and left only with hope. Interviewees have not shared their full names for security reasons.

Sahar, 35, has lived in Germany's southern city of Munich for eight years. She said she had never imagined waking up to news of war in Iran.

"For years, the regime told us: yes, there are sanctions against us, yes, we lack freedoms, but at least........

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