I have seen so little about the lived experience of Iranians, & I'm very glad Global Voices (npub18wl…wxmu) was able to publish this piece.
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"Many Iranians today live between two converging fires: From above comes the threat of indiscriminate bombs and missiles from the escalating war waged by Israel and the United States; from below, the constant pressure of a state that continues to arrest, execute, and tighten its control over the population."
https://globalvoices.org/2026/03/20/silence-between-two-fires-the-psychological-reality-inside-iran/