Iran’s Unrest: Protests, Blackouts, and Why China Is Watching Closely

Iran’s Unrest: Protests, Blackouts, and Why China Is Watching Closely

Category: BEAST SYSTEM

Summary:
Protests across Iran have been met with internet blackouts, mass arrests, and deadly force by the Islamic Republic. Shahrzad Ghanei, publisher of The Epoch Times Persia, discusses in an interview with NTD’s Steve Lance the regime’s combination of radical Islam and Marxist authoritarianism. The conversation also explores China’s role in supporting censorship and repression in Iran. The unrest has significant human costs for Iranians and broader implications extending beyond Iran’s borders, including potential impacts on the United States.


Mysterion Insights

Scripture: Isaiah 59:14-15
"And justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away; For truth has stumbled in the street, and uprightness cannot enter. Yes, truth is lacking; And he who turns aside from evil makes himself a prey."

Commentary:
The harsh measures used to silence Iranian protests highlight how, when truth stumbles, those seeking justice become targets. Real lives are deeply affected—families separated, voices silenced. Crackdowns like these reveal a pattern familiar from Scripture: when oppressive powers combine worldly ideology with force, righteousness is pushed out of public life. These events echo end-time patterns of increasing lawlessness and deception across nations. It’s a sober reminder that the battle between truth and repression is global, not just local.

Prophetic Trend:
Authoritarian regimes are escalating information control and suppression, reflecting a broader prophetic trend toward global opposition to truth.

Mysterion Prophetic Impact Rating: B - Moderate   What does this mean?


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Source Excerpt:

As protests continue across Iran, the Islamic Republic is responding with internet blackouts, mass arrests, and deadly force—raising urgent questions about the ideology driving the regime and its global implications. In this one-on-one interview, Shahrzad Ghanei, publisher of The Epoch Times Persia, joins NTD’s Steve Lance to examine Iran’s unrest, the regime’s blend of radical Islam and Marxist authoritarianism, and China’s role in supporting censorship and repression. From the human cost facing ordinary Iranians to what’s at stake for the United States, this conversation offers a deeper look at a crisis with consequences far beyond Iran’s borders.......

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Source: The Epoch Times

Posted on 01-24-2026 00:18

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