India, Sept. 19 -- Iran has marked the fourth anniversary of the historic "Woman, Life, Freedom" uprising with duelling public mobilisations, as thousands take to the streets amid an escalating economic collapse and acute regional tensions.

While state authorities orchestrated massive military parades to project regime strength, international monitors and local human rights groups report a parallel surge in underground resistance and profound public discontent over soaring inflation and political repression.

The anniversary arrives precisely four years after the September 2022 nationwide movement that erupted following the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. According to reports from agencies such as Iran International and regi...