Iran's ethnic minorities, comprising nearly 50% of the population, could prove decisive in ongoing anti-regime protests as Kurdish groups lead resistance.

Iran also faces much greater threats from outside. The “ axis of resistance ,” a network of allies and proxy militias that once deterred attacks, has collapsed in Lebanon and Syria. President Trump, who bombed Iran’s nuclear sites along with Israel last summer, is threatening more military strikes.

Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi on Friday urged the international community to ramp up pressure on the Iranian government to help protesters overthrow clerical rule, even as a deadly crackdown appears to have broadly quelled demonstrations.

A woman in Canada has become a global symbol of defiance against Iran's regime. A viral video shows her lighting a cigarette from a burning photo of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Georgians display Iranian Lion and Sun flags during daily protests in Tbilisi, showing solidarity with Iranian demonstrators while opposing EU accession halt by their government.

Reza Pahlavi, an opposition leader based in the US, called for "surgical" strikes on Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

Nationwide protests in Iran are putting new pressure on its theocracy as the country faces an economic crisis.

On the "Ruthless" podcast, former Auburn Tigers basketball coach Bruce Pearl slammed college protesters for going silent on the unrest in Iran after expressing outrage towards Israel.