The future of any democratic transition will depend less on media-recognized personalities and more on whether opposition forces can sustain organization under repression. Iran had warned on Tuesday of “devastating consequences” should the EU follow through with a ban. Its designation as a terrorist organization is at least three decades overdue. Read moreIranian State TV Admits Regime’s Central Conflict Is With the PMOI, Linking 2026 Uprising to Early Post-Revolution ResistanceState media narratives reveal the clerical regime’s long-standing confrontation with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, drawing explicit parallels between the 1980s repression and the January 2026 nationwide uprising. Read moreAlso, read Iran News in Brief – January 28, 2026