Tunisia’s families, lawyers, and opposition warn that under President Kais Saied, rising authoritarianism, arbitrary political detentions, and shrinking freedoms threaten the country’s future.

As Trump threatens to strike Iran if the authorities move to kill protesters, Tehran has relied on Iraqi militias loyal to it to help suppress demonstrations that erupted across the country on December 28, 2025, sparked by a sharp economic downturn.

As the Iranian regime grapples with mounting internal pressures, the prospect of its collapse is becoming increasingly plausible.

U.S. threats amid Iranian protests and Maduro’s arrest have heightened Tehran’s UN warnings, as analysts say Iran weighs all options under domestic unrest and international pressure.

Iran’s nearly week-long protests, sparked by economic despair but quickly widening into demands for broad change, have turned deadly.