Despite global opposition, protests over Iran lag behind Gaza and Ukraine. Fatigue, fear and disillusionment are responsible, say analysts.
(Al Jazeera) – The US-Israeli war on Iran has kept the world on edge for nearly seven weeks, with a fragile ceasefire offering a tense pause over the past 10 days.
US and Israeli attacks on the 90-million-strong, oil-rich nation have killed more than 2,000 people, displaced millions and damaged vital infrastructure, including areas near Iran’s nuclear sites. US President Donald Trump also threatened to wipe out Iran’s “whole civilisation” if it did not accede to Washington’s demands.
In retaliation, Iran has attacked Israeli targets and fired missiles at Gulf countries and the wider region.
The ongoing Pakistan-brokered ceasefire between Washington and Tehran is threatened because of Israel’s air strikes on Lebanon, which have killed more than 1,300 people, and its invasion of southern Lebanon.
Opinion polls in the US and Europe say the war is deeply unpopular.
But widespread anger against the Iran war has failed to turn into mass street protests, such as during Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and Russia’s war on Ukraine.
