Quote of the day by Bob Dylan: ‘You hide in your mansion while the young people's blood flows out of their bodies...’

Quote of the day: "You fasten all the triggers

For the others to fire.

Then you sit back and watch

When the death count gets higher.

You hide in your mansion

While the young people's blood

Flows out of their bodies

And is buried in the mud."

It criticizes the military-industrial complex and calls out those starting wars, often from the safety of their mansions, while young men who are sent to the frontlines, for a conflict that they did not choose, get killed.

In Ukraine, thousands of young Russian soldiers are getting killed every day, even four years after Vladimir Putin launched his military operation. Young Ukrainians, who took up arms to defend their homeland, are also falling victims of the deadly war, which still has no end in sight, because the leaders cannot agree on a compromise.

The story of Iran’s ongoing internal and regional tensions is often told through numbers: casualty counts, inflation rates, and geopolitical maneuvers. But Dylan’s words remind us of the human cost - the young people who have become pawns in the conflict.

In January, Iran witnessed the largest public uprising in the country’s history since 1979. But as the world watched in horror, Iran unleashed a brutal crackdown, which some estimates say could have killed over 30,000 protesters, mostly young men and women, who were hitting the streets seeking a better future.

Less than a month later, Iran has been gripped by another conflict, this time in the form of a US-Israeli attack, which once again is likely to cost many more lives.

Even US President Donald Trump, who announced the launch of the attacks on Iran, said on Saturday that US citizens could get killed in the conflict.