War on Iran Fails to Ignite Mass Protests Amid Regional Tensions

Middle Eastern outlets frame the Iran war as a U.S.- and Israel-led campaign that has failed to secure clear gains while deepening rifts between Washington and its allies. Reporting highlights Iran’s insistence that uranium and foreign forces must be removed, Trump’s threat to restart “Project Freedom Plus,” and predictions that the conflict will likely end in an American retreat. Commentators stress that regional publics are angry and fearful, but fragmented politics and repression have so far prevented a unified mass protest wave that could quickly end the war.

• •Iranian leaders demand the removal of uranium and foreign forces as core conditions for ending the war.
• •Trump has warned that he will resume “Project Freedom Plus” if Iran does not accept U.S. terms.
• •Regional analysis predicts the war on Iran will likely conclude with an American withdrawal rather than a decisive victory.
• •Middle Eastern governments and publics fear that Trump’s feuds with allies will outlast the Iran war and weaken regional security.
• •The lack of a coordinated, region-wide protest movement against the war reflects both political fragmentation and tight security controls.