Iran Is Reaching a Breaking Point

The images leaking out are horrifying: hospitals in Tehran, Isfahan, and Shiraz overwhelmed, corridors lined with bodies reportedly “piled up” because morgues can’t keep pace. Human-rights groups now confirm the death toll has surpassed 500 — and that count is rising hourly as security forces open fire on unarmed demonstrators. Week two of these nationwide protests has turned into the most serious internal threat the Islamic Republic has faced since the 1979 revolution itself.