Iran Is Burning — and the World’s Media Is Missing in Action

Why one of the most consequential uprisings in years is unfolding beyond the view of much of the Western press

One of the most consequential political events of this decade may be unfolding in real time in Iran. And if you rely on legacy media for your information, you may know very little about what is actually happening.

Since late December 2025, opposition to Iran’s theocratic regime has escalated into sustained street protests across multiple cities. This is not a single flashpoint or an isolated economic grievance. It is an uprising explicitly directed at the ayatollahs and the Islamic Republic itself. Yet coverage across much of the Western legacy press has been sporadic, delayed, sanitized, or absent altogether.

Yes, Iran is an extraordinarily difficult country to cover. Western journalists are often treated not as observers but as enemies. Reporters are arrested, threatened, and silenced. Families of Iranian journalists working abroad are targeted. Local journalists are warned that independent reporting — or even personal social media commentary — will lead to prosecution. Internet shutd…