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BBC News gives a fuller on You're no my - rows erupt as war divides Iranian families. People in describe angry scenes and tense relationships as rifts open up over the war.
He said to her. 'You're no my and she told him to go to hell. His uncle, a member of the Basij - a volunteer militia often deployed to suppress dissent in - refused to even greet his own who is.
Despite the government-imposed internet blackout, the BBC has been able to maintain contact with some of the few Iranians who have found ways to remain online. And, in some surprisingly personal notes, they have shared details about how the is affecting their relationships.
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