Soon, the world will know whether Iran’s newest uprising becomes another chapter in a long and painful pattern or the moment that pattern finally breaks.

For decades, waves of protest have risen and fallen across Iran. Each surge carried the hopes of a population yearning for dignity, economic stability, and basic freedoms. Each time, those hopes were met with repression, mass arrests, and silence imposed through fear. Yet today feels different.

This time, fewer people are asking for reform. More are asking for an ending.

The distinction is profound.

Previous movements often sought change within the system fair elections, economic relief, or modest social reforms. Today’s demonstrators increasingly question the legitimacy of the system itself. The chants echoing through streets, universities, and neighborhoods signal not dissatisfaction with policy, but rejection of the political order that has governed........

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