By Mona Hojat Ansari 

‘The street belongs to the people’

Author and cultural expert explains the social unity that emerged in Iran after US–Israeli invasion

TEHRAN – In the weeks following the U.S.–Israeli invasion of Iran, an unexpected social phenomenon began to take shape across the country. Night after night, in cities large and small, people gathered in streets and public squares. What began as spontaneous assemblies gradually turned into vigils that continued for more than one hundred consecutive nights despite security risks, air‑raid warnings, and even occasional attacks.