As the geography of Iran is overshadowed by the fog of a foreign war, a climate of tension and anxiety has taken hold. Yet, amidst the external turmoil, the most fundamental question is where the real war is actually taking place. The true battlefield does not lie on Iran’s borders, but in its streets.

Even if the regime eventually strikes a deal with foreign adversaries to preserve its power, there is no compromise to be made with an Iranian society that demands freedom and dignity. The only possible outcome to this domestic conflict is the definitive end of the mullahs’ 47-year occupation of the country.

Citizens declared as enemy combatants

The regime’s top security officials have explicitly shifted their crosshairs onto ordinary citizens, revealing the ruling establishment’s true fears. In a blatant admission of the regime’s war on its people, Ahmad-Reza Radan, the commander of the State Security Forces, told state television on........

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