Graves of dozens of children killed in a strike on a school in Minab, Iran, on March 3, 2026. (Credit: Iranian Press Center/AFP)
Karim Safieddine is a political organizer, researcher, and PhD candidate in Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh. He is interested in social movements, political leadership, and the intellectual legacy of militant groups.Two grand images dominated the regional and global landscape two months ago: the Iranian government's killing of thousands of protesters in a matter of weeks, and the U.S.’ bombing of an elementary school in Tehran. Much of today’s political discourse — especially from a distance — treats these supposedly dichotomous outcomes as if they were the only options available.Since then, the Israeli onslaught on Lebanon in March, the devastation of south Lebanon, the mass killing in Beirut on April 8, and more than 2200 killed altogether since March 1 alone have helped push the region toward political collapse. The...
Karim Safieddine is a political organizer, researcher, and PhD candidate in Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh. He is interested in social movements, political leadership, and the intellectual legacy of militant groups.Two grand images dominated the regional and global landscape two months ago: the Iranian government's killing of thousands of protesters in a matter of weeks, and the U.S.’ bombing of an elementary school in Tehran. Much of today’s political discourse — especially from a distance — treats these supposedly dichotomous outcomes as if they were the only options available.Since then, the Israeli onslaught on Lebanon in March, the devastation of south Lebanon, the mass killing in Beirut on April 8, and more than 2200 killed altogether since March 1 alone have helped push the region toward political collapse....
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