US EditionProtests in Iran sparked by economic woes now nationwide, activists say
- On Thursday, activists said protests in Iran have gone nationwide, with IRNA reporting demonstrations across multiple provinces and cities.
- Since Dec. 28, 2025, economic hardship and rising prices prompted protests as Iran's rial collapsed to 1.4 million to $1 amid sanctions and a 12-day war with Israel, and demonstrators chanted against the theocracy.
- HRANA reported at least 38 killed and over 2,200 detained, while authorities said a police colonel was fatally stabbed and gunmen killed two security forces in Lordegan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, wounding 30.
- Pressure is building on Iran's civilian government and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as merchants and shopkeepers shut markets, including in Kurdistan province, disrupting commerce.
- Compared with 2022, this is the biggest wave since Mahsa Amini's death though it has not yet matched the months-long scale, and Iranian authorities have avoided full internet shutdown measures.
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The protests in Iran are spreading. Videos show violent clashes and the growing anger of the population against the regime.
Iran has been living since the end of December a wave of protests and commercial strikes that started in Tehran and has spread to different provinces, in a context of economic crisis and currency collapse. The initial focus was on the Grand Bazaar, where traders and shopkeepers lowered the blind after the price escalation and devaluation of the rial. Although protests were born by marketers’ stoppages due to highs and economic stagnation, studen…
Thousands of demonstrators marched again in Tehran on Thursday against the regime, despite repression and Internet cuts. Part of the bazaar, popular anger now spread throughout the country and takes on an unprecedented political dimension.
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Demonstrations first began in Tehran last month - triggered by a sharp slide in the value of the rial currency - but have since spread to all 31 of the country's provinces.
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