Day 7 of the Uprising | Live Phase-Change Moment This is the update people were waiting for — and the one the mainstream media is desperately trying not  to name. According to the latest verified reporting and footage, the Islamic Republic of Iran has lost functional control over large parts of the country. This does not mean the regime has formally surrendered — but it does mean the system is paralyzed, fractured, and sliding toward collapse in real time . WHAT JUST ESCALATE

December 31st. Just after midnight. Location: Iran. Allegedly. Happy New Year, everyone! At least… I think  that’s what this is. I’ve covered New Year’s celebrations all over the world — Times Square, Berlin, Paris, even that weird one in Barcelona where people eat grapes and look stressed — but I have to say: Iran does New Year’s very differently . Very… intensely . INCREDIBLE FIREWORKS — VERY LOUD, VERY CLOSE The festivities began with what I assumed were fireworks.Huge ban