Keywords: Economic protests


Iran halts work in most provinces as protests spread over economic collapse

Protests across Iran intensified as university students joined shopkeepers and bazaar merchants in demonstrations driven by a sharp economic downturn. The unrest followed a record fall of the Iranian rial to about 1.42 million per dollar and inflation climbing above 42 percent, deepening public anger......

Strikes paralyze Tehran's commercial districts

Shopkeepers in Tehran's Grand Bazaar and key commercial zones such as Lalehzar Street, Jomhouri, and the Shush wholesale district shuttered their stores on Sunday and Monday, bringing business to a standstill amid escalating economic discontent. Social media footage captured large crowds chanting......