Iran’s Uprising Won’t Die; What About Our Care and Attention?

Protesters march in downtown Tehran, Iran, Dec. 29, 2025. Photo: Screenshot

There is a rhythm to modern Iranian history — a rhythm written in marches, in Internet blackouts, in gunfire, and in funerals dug before dawn. Every few years, resistance to decades of theocratic repression erupts upward.

Women step into the streets unveiled. Students chant truths the regime has outlawed. People demand change and freedom. For a brief second, history seems to tremble — as if the hinge might finally turn.