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Source: https://www.iranintl.com/en/202412295153
Protests Break Out in Tehran's Grand Bazaar
(Iran International) Business owners and employees in Tehran's historic bazaar staged a strike on Sunday against runaway inflation and currency devaluation, spurring protests in other commercial hubs in the capital. In 1979, protests in the bazaar heralded the onset of the Islamic Revolution which toppled Iran's monarch. "With the dollar now above 810,000 rials, our expenses have skyrocketed," one merchant said. "Many workshops have shut down, and even those still running are struggling to sell goods in such a sluggish market."