. What was the new strategy? How does the author characterize Iranians? How does she characterize her father? Her mother?The Shabbat’

One of the neighbors tells them that Iraq now has long-range missiles that can reach Tehran. Marjane tells them all that Iranians “are Olympic champions when it comes to gossip” and they agree that it is probable that Iraq does not have such sophisticated technology. Iraq does have long-range missiles however and soon new bombings begin. Father questions things where as mother says father understates things.