Imagine being pronounced dead on a battlefield, only to wake up three days later in a sun-drenched truck filled with corpses. This is the continuation of Saeed’s journey.

In this episode of Citizen Tales, we follow Saeed into the "Suicide Ditch" of the Majnoon Islands, where a single narrow road becomes the stage for a desperate mission. After a catastrophic explosion, Saeed’s war shifts from the front lines to the sterile, indifferent corridors of a medical system that has already written him off.

We witness the fury of a family refusing to say goodbye, from a brother’s slap that shook the Iranian Parliament to a father’s life or death ultimatum delivered on a fourth floor balcony. This is a story of welded arteries, isolation rooms sealed with duct tape, and the quiet, heartbreaking moment when a soldier is forced to face his new reality. This is Part Two of a three-part series on the human condition in the face of war.

Listen to Part 2 to see how a "broken corpse" fought his way back to the living. Subscribe for Part 3: A Second Shot at Life.

This episode contains real-life accounts of war, violence and trauma. These stories are shared for their historical and educational value, and to honor the experiences of the victims. I do not promote, support, or glorify any acts of violence, conflict, or harm. I tell these stories to understand the human condition, not to endorse the darker parts of it. Listener discretion is advised.