Iran is at a crossroads and the pictures coming out of the country are horrifying. Iranian-born activists and former Canadian lawmaker Goldie Ghamari is sounding the alarm from Jerusalem, telling Americans what many of us already suspected: this is not a small protest, it is a genuine, nationwide uprising against a brutal theocracy that has run its people into the ground.
Ghamari has warned that unconfirmed reports coming through the blackout point to casualty figures far higher than what Tehran admits, and she urged the West not to look away while Iranians pay the ultimate price for freedom. At the same time, official accounts and international outlets show wildly different numbers — with an Iranian official citing roughly 2,000 deaths and other sources reporting dramatically higher tolls — which only proves how the regime’s information blackout is being used to hide its crimes.
The method is chilling: Iranian authorities cut off the internet, deployed snipers and live ammunition, and moved to crush dissent with military precision instead of debate. Eyewitnesses have described streets soaked in blood and hospitals overwhelmed, while journalists and rights groups warn that a sweeping communications blackout has made independent verification nearly impossible. This isn’t crowd control; it is calculated, state-directed violence against a restless people.
Outside researchers and activist groups have tried to piece together the scale of the slaughter, producing estimates that range from a few thousand up to the tens of thousands, depending on who’s counting and which hospitals or morgues they can access. Those discrepancies are not an excuse for inaction — they are a warning sign: when a regime silences phones and the web, it is because it knows the truth is damning. The uncertainty only strengthens the case for the free world to stand with Iranians demanding dignity and self-rule.
One hopeful thread through this darkness is the spiritual awakening happening inside Iran, where underground house churches and secret Christian communities have quietly grown despite persecution. Long-standing reports from ministries and independent researchers show tens or even hundreds of thousands of converts meeting in secret, a testament to the human longing for truth and freedom that the mullahs cannot extinguish. If America and our allies side with liberty now, we will be standing on the right side of history and with people whose faith and courage are driving real change.
Patriotic Americans must demand clarity and courage from our leaders: expose the regime’s lies, break the blackout with satellite and diplomatic pressure, and give clear, decisive backing to the Iranian people’s right to self-determination. President Trump and others in the West have signaled they are watching and weighing options — that posture must turn into protection for civilians and support for a democratic future, not cold calculations that leave freedom fighters to be butchered in silence. Our duty is simple: stand with the brave Iranians who risk everything for liberty and don’t let the tyrants get away with another massacre.
