Why Is the World Looking Away from Iran?

Since the start of 2026, Iran has been rocked by protests that are neither small nor fleeting. They are the desperate cry of a society crushed under the weight of hyperinflation, brutal repression, isolation, and the suffocating sense that nothing will ever change. The regime’s response? The usual playbook: mass arrests, live fire, the Revolutionary Guards’ shadowy crackdowns, and a relentless effort to smother the truth.

But here’s the question that haunts anyone watching from outside: Why are democracies so quiet?

Not silent, exactly—there have been statements, carefully worded condemnations, and the occasional press release. But where is the outrage? Where are the leaders standing up to say, Enough? When the principles we claim to hold dear—human rights, free assembly, the protection of........

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