Iran now faces an unprecedented environmental catastrophe, in which the nuclear race is intertwined with the ecological collapse of an entire country. The 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran was not simply a crime that ended when the executions stopped. In any political system, the condition of society is inseparable from the nature and performance of its governing institutions. Retirees held gatherings in several locations to protest what they described as injustice, plunder, and the failure to meet their legitimate demands. Read moreAlso, read Iran News in Brief – August 8, 2026