India, March 29 -- Iranians were already reeling from a shattered economy and mass killing of protesters when the first US-Israel bombs slammed into Tehran a month ago.

Now they are struggling to get by through a war with no end in sight, wrestling with lost livelihoods, damage to homes and the stress of explosions. Many wonder where it is leading - to the destruction of their homeland, the chaotic fall of the theocracy or its survival, wounded but more extreme.

"I think we've experienced everything bad possible, from the terrible atmosphere of January, the killings and arrests, to the war," said a 26-year-old designer in Tehran.

Daily explosions, near and far and unpredictable, shake and damage homes. Businesses are struggling. An unp...