A month into its war with the United States and Israel, Iran is trying ⁠to forestall any spark of domestic unrest with arrests, executions and massive street deployments by security forces and supporters, recruiting even children to staff checkpoints.

While there has been little sign so far of people defying draconian warnings not to protest, officials fear that damage to an already battered economy will spur mounting opposition to the ruling system once the conflict ends.

People contacted inside Iran, along with rights groups outside, fear that with the hard-line Revolutionary Guards in the ascendancy, conditions may be ripe for bloody internal confrontations.

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