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Lighting up the flashlights against tyranny turned the silence into the government's defeat.

The Iranian people turning on flashlights following the power outage screamed the failure of the government's blackout and showed the world that the will of the Iranian people goes beyond the darkness.

The release of a video of the dark streets of Tehran illuminated by the flashlights of protesters' mobile phones has sparked widespread reactions on social media and in international political circles. One notable reaction came from Barron Trump, the son of US President Donald Trump, who described the scene as a symbol of the failure of the Iranian government's repressive policies.

Reposting the video, Barron Trump directly referred to the government's attempt to curb the protests by cutting off the power, writing in the caption: "Wow! The Iranian regime tried to quell the protests in Tehran by cutting off the power, but the people did something even more powerful. They turned on their cell phone flashlights and lit up the streets so the whole world could see how many people there really were. You can cut off the power, but you can't kill the will of the people. All authoritarian regimes make this mistake and the end is always the same."

This comment comes as the Islamic Republic has increasingly resorted to infrastructure measures such as power and internet shutdowns as protests spread, an approach that has been used in times of crisis and has drawn criticism from human rights groups. However, images released from Tehran show that protesters have attempted to turn these restrictions into an opportunity to demonstrate collective solidarity through symbolic and peaceful actions.

Analysts believe that turning on the flashlights goes beyond a momentary reaction and carries a political message: "The protest cannot be stopped simply by turning off the infrastructure. This action has simultaneously become a tool to attract the attention of global public opinion and has challenged the official government narrative of "control of the situation."

The echoes of Baron Trump's words, especially his emphasis on the common fate of "authoritarian regimes," show that the Iranian protests continue to be the focus of attention from figures and political movements abroad. Attention that can increase international pressure and raise the costs of repression for the government; even when electricity and the internet are cut off, the voice of protest does not remain silent.

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