4,000 Dead and Global Silence: Why the ‘Red-Green’ Coalition Abandoned Iran

A burnt car lies on the road following unrest sparked by dire economic conditions, in a place given as Tehran, Iran, Jan. 10, 2026, in this screengrab from Iran’s state media broadcast footage. Photo: IRIB via WANA(West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran is bleeding, and the world is looking away. In less than a month of nationwide unrest, more than 4,000 people have been killed by the Islamic Republic, according to human rights monitors. The overwhelming majority were peaceful demonstrators.