Iranians have long been called the “French of the Middle East,” a nation with a deep political temperament and a history of dramatic shifts. In the last century alone, Iran witnessed two major revolutions: the Constitutional Revolution of 1906, which set the country on a path toward modern statehood, and the 1979 upheaval, which overturned many of those early achievements. Since then, Iran has experienced a steady rhythm of unrest — from the protests of the mid-1990s to the nationwide movements of 2009, 2017, 2019, and the 2022 Women, Life, Freedom uprising.
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