Iran's Regime Crackdown Amid War, Economic Crisis

0:00On March 30th, a month into the war with the United States and Israel, Iran's regime is clamping down hard to stop any domestic unrest. They're making arrests, carrying out executions, and flooding streets with security forces and supporters. Even kids as young as 12 are volunteering for checkpoints run by the besiege militia, which answers to the revolutionary guards. Leaders in Tehran seem sure they can hang tough by threatening to shut the strait of Hormuz and hit Gulf oil producers, sparking a global energy crisis. Israeli strikes have damaged them checkpoints, but most are still up, even as the militia scrambles for more hands. Iranians are staying quiet for now, scared off by tough warnings, but experts worry the wrecked economy will ignite protests once the bomb stops. Past uprisings got crushed with thousands killed, and rights groups report fresh ways of arrests targeting dissidents, minorities like Kurds, and, volucious, and anyone sharing strike footage.

1:00Security forces are warning families of agitators about jail or worse for their kids and relatives. They're packing streets with pro-government rallies every night to block protesters, cruising neighborhoods with chance and gunfire to intimidate, folks at home. Even expats face threats of property seizures if they back the U.S. or Israel. The real test hits post-war, when economic ruins stare everyone down, no quick fixes from sanctions relief or damage infrastructure. Regime paranoia might crush sparks early, but that could flip more people against them, setting up a brutal internal showdown. From around the world, powered by AI, this is Global News Today, I'm Corey with The Story.