Are Iran’s protests different this time around?
The unprecedented convergence of internal and external pressures makes these protests distinct.

The unprecedented convergence of internal and external pressures makes these protests distinct.








![Displaced Palestinian mother, Yasmine Al-Aajouri, helps her seven-year-old daughter Toulin Al-Hindi with her homework inside their tent near the Israeli-designated "yellow line", in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip on Jan. 6, 2026. [Mahmoud Issa/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-1768247697.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Crackdown on protests in Iran has resulted in multiple deaths and an internet blackout.
Despite a ceasefire that began on October 10, the Israeli army continues daily attacks on the enclave.
Israel’s plan for 9,000 units at Jerusalem airport is a move to sever the city from the West Bank, analyst says.

Video shows Israel carrying out back-to-back strikes on the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Hatta.
Israel claims its latest attacks on Lebanon were targeting alleged Hezbollah infrastructure.

Tehran has warned it will retaliate against US military bases and Israel if Iran is attacked.
But it will not extinguish its people’s drive to survive, rebuild and prosper.
Seven others have been wounded in the latest attacks carried out in violation of the October ceasefire.

Israeli forces raided a Palestinian wedding ceremony in occupied East Jerusalem, firing live bullets and stun grenades.