New Delhi, March 12 -- "To protest, or not to protest". Many Iranians are now confronting a dilemma that echoes the famous line from Hamlet by William Shakespeare. The country, which is currently at war with the United States and Israel, is also dealing with domestic unrest. For many Iranians, who are frustrated by economic difficulties, the decision is challenging: they can either take to the streets and risk arrest, violence, or worse, or remain silent.

When the US and Israel first carried out strikes on Iran in late February, US President Donald Trump urged Iranians to "take over your government", saying the country would then be theirs and suggesting it might be their only opportunity for generations, according to a report by the BBC...