I don’t even know where to start other than this: something monumental is happening in Iran, and the world is only just starting to notice — not because the story wasn’t real, but because the story broke in pixels before it ever got to print . That’s how we got here. This week, newsrooms around the world reluctantly acknowledged what millions already knew from their phones: there is a massive uprising underway in Iran. Tehran, Shiraz, Mashhad — three of the largest cities in

The world just changed — and almost nobody noticed. Not because it was subtle, but because it didn’t come through the usual channels. There was no breaking news graphic, no alert from a newsroom, no solemn anchor explaining the narrative. It came through cell phones. Through lives, clips, and fragments. Through people — not press releases. The truth didn’t arrive at a newsroom this time; it arrived online. And you can feel it. Venezuela, Minnesota, Iran — three stories happe