Iranian Students Mark Fifth Day Of Uprising, Vow To Avenge January Martyrs – OpEd

On February 25, 2026, a relentless wave of anti-regime protests swept through Iranian universities for the fifth consecutive day. Across the country, students boycotted classes, transforming their campuses into central hubs of resistance against the ruling theocracy.

This sustained student uprising is a direct continuation of the massive nationwide protests that erupted in late December 2025. During the January demonstrations, the clerical establishment, unable to contain the expanding geographic and social scope of the movement...