A fragile ceasefire that many Iranians say does not feel like a ceasefire has given some people inside Iran the courage to speak out, despite what they describe as enormous personal risk.The accounts come as President Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran "very hard" if Iran does not accept a U.S.-backed deal, after renewed military escalation threatened to derail already fragile negotiations.The latest round of U.S.
strikes followed the downing of a U.S.Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, which Trump blamed on the Iranian regime.
Iran later reportedly retaliated with attacks in the region. Inside Iran, three young voices described a country where repression is becoming even more visible, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is expanding its presence on the streets, and ordinary people are struggling to afford basic necessities.RED CROSS SHARES AUDIO OF IRANIAN CIVILIAN EXPLAINING SITUATION ON THE GROUND IN TEHRAN: 'NO RESPITE'A fragile ceasefire that many Iranians say does not feel like a ceasefire has given some people inside Iran the courage to speak out, despite what they describe as enormous personal risk.(Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)All three spoke to Fox News Digital through written messages because of security concerns and internet restrictions inside Iran.
Their names have been changed to protect their identities.They described a similar reality: checkpoints across major streets, fear of the Basij, the hardline volunteer militia under the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and the Revolutionary Guards itself, renewed enforcement of hijab rules, mass layoffs, long lines outside bakeries and a growing sense among young Iranians that the future has disappeared."The influence of the Revolutionary Guards always has been present, and everything has operated within their ideological framework.Now, their interference is more obvious and easier to see," Hassan said.
"Now the curtain has simply been pulled back."Milad described a city transformed by securi...