Talla Mountjoy: My family in Iran is cut off from the rest of us. It is taking its toll.
- Posted on January 21, 2026
- By Chicago Tribune
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Talla Mountjoy: My family in Iran is cut off from the rest of us. It is taking its toll.

We get a call from Iran once a day from our family members telling us they’re OK, which means they’re alive. But it does not mean they’re OK.