Journalist Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) reports from Tehran on a striking disconnect inside Iran amid the Middle East conflict:
Iran’s streets aren’t what you think — they’re politically sharp and unified. “The first thing was the political acumen of the average Iranian person.”
On the ground Sulaiman Ahmed found liberals and conservatives united in mourning and grievance — “they were all united in the fact that they saw that the United States of America and Israel had oppressed them.”
Visuals from Tehran showed a sea of red flags: “it represents revenge.” 🚩
This popular mood — more aggressive and less willing to compromise than negotiators — reshapes the stakes for the Iran war, U.S. strategy, and the Middle East conflict.
