Nationwide Defiance: The "New Era" Uprising Shakes Regional Power to Its Core

The regime has attempted to frame the uprising as a foreign-orchestrated plot, blaming "Zionists" and the US for inciting "rioters." However, this narrative has struggled to gain traction even among the regime's traditional support base. When military forces demolished homes in Zahedan or raided hospitals in Ilam, the local populations saw the state not as a protector, but as an occupying force.