Iran on the Edge: Inside the Uprising the Regime Tried to Crush

The men who rule the Islamic Republic of Iran came to power in 1979 after millions of ordinary people filled the streets to demand the end of a despotic regime. Looking out their windows in the first days of 2026, they knew exactly what they were seeing on thoroughfares and boulevards.

They also knew how to clear them.

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On Jan. 8, Iranian authorities shut down the internet and gave security forces their orders. What followed was one of the...