@faith-ailin
The uprising in Iran unfolding in the aftermath of the 12-day war between Iran and Israel and American military strikes on Iran in June 2025—a conflict that shredded key parts of Iran’s nuclear program, decimated segments of its military leadership, and exposed the sheer vulnerability of the Islamic Republic. Iranian leaders spun mere survival as victory. The Islamic Republic, they claimed, had endured the worst blows its enemies could deliver—a resilience owed to domestic cohesion and revolutionary resolve.