India, April 12 --  In moments of geopolitical escalation, nuance is often the first casualty. Nations harden into singular identities, conflicts collapse into binaries, and moral positions begin to align less with lived realities and more with strategic convenience.

Iran today sits at the centre of such a moment. The global discourse, particularly in the context of recent tensions involving the United States and Israel, has already settled into familiar lines: resistance versus aggression, sovereignty versus intervention, strength versus surrender. Much of this framing is driven by legitimate discomfort with the conduct of powerful states, particularly the rhetoric and posture associated with Donald Trump or the militarised respons...