Inside Iran’s Protests: How a Plunging Currency Set Off Wide ...
13 hours ago · In a serious challenge to Iran’s authoritarian government, angry protests have spread from the markets and universities of major cities to the impoverished towns in the …
Iran Protests Explained: How Inflation and a Currency Crash ...
2 days ago · A slow-burning economic crisis in Iran has reached a tipping point after a slump in the national currency to a record low made even basic goods unaffordable for much of the …
Iran protests: What is driving the unrest? | Middle East Eye
Jan 3, 2026 · Where did the protests begin and why? Small protests began on Sunday in central Tehran, near the Alaedin mobile phone market and Sabzeh Meidan, the hub of Iran’s open …
Protests Erupt in Iran Over Currency's Plunge to Record Low
Dec 29, 2025 · TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's largest protests in three years erupted Monday after the country’s currency plummeted to a record low against the U.S. dollar, and the head of the …
Why mass protests erupted in Iran amid currency collapse
Dec 30, 2025 · Iran is witnessing mass protests over the country’s plummeting national currency and economic crisis. Demonstrators took to the streets on December 28 and 29, with Iranian …
Protests spread in Iran over rising prices and plunging currency
2 days ago · Merchants and business owners in the traditional bazaars across many Iranian cities have closed to protest over the dire state of the economy and the plunging currency.
Protests spread across Iran for third day after currency hits ...
Dec 30, 2025 · The Iranian rial hit a record low against the US dollar on Sunday, prompting shopkeepers in Tehran to stage protests, which have quickly spread.