KLIK SAJA - Iran’s recent situation has once again drawn international attention. In early January, large-scale unrest broke out in several major cities.
The events began with demonstrations protesting rising prices of basic necessities, which had surged due to high inflation as a result of increasingly tightened U.S. sanctions and embargoes.
What initially started as peaceful protests later escalated into riots, causing thousands of casualties.
The Iranian government stated that the unrest was not separate from the involvement of foreign agents, including Mossad.
On the other hand, Western countries portrayed the events propagandistically as a form of popular resistance against the regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Tensions further escalated when the then President of the United States, Donald Trump, signaled the possibility of launching a military strike against Iran.
To prevent infiltration and coordination by foreign actors, the Iranian government was forced to shut down the national internet network.
However, on January 16, 2026, Trump ultimately withdrew the plan after facing pressure from Gulf countries.
Amid this situation, social media was flooded with conflicting narratives.
Some portrayed the government of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a brutal дикtatorial regime, while others argued that conditions in Iran were actually relatively stable and not as dire as depicted by Western media.
To better understand the real situation in Iran, one relatively objective approach is to look at the experiences of international travel vloggers who have visited the country firsthand.
Through their YouTube videos, daily life in Iran can be seen from a more personal and unfiltered perspective.
Below are four YouTube channels that have extensively covered life in Iran over the past few years.
Carrie Patsalis
