"Iranians are further squeezed every day amid a tanking economy, an energy crisis, water bankruptcy and lethal pollution. Several protests have erupted in downtown Tehran after business owners closed down their shops in reaction to a free-falling national currency, and no improvement appears in sight amid multiple ongoing crises. Shopkeepers near two major tech and mobile phone shopping centres in the capital's Jomhouri area closed their businesses and chanted slogans on Sunday,"
"Videos circulating on social media showed that there were more gatherings in the same area, as well as other nearby neighbourhoods in downtown Tehran. Don't be afraid, we are together, demonstrators chanted. There was a heavy deployment of anti-riot personnel in full gear on the streets, with multiple videos showing that tear gas was deployed and people were forced to disperse."
A collapsing economy and a plunging rial have driven shopkeepers in downtown Tehran to close businesses and stage protests, particularly around Jomhouri and the Grand Bazaar. Demonstrators chanted unity slogans while videos showed gatherings spreading to nearby neighbourhoods. Security forces deployed anti-riot personnel and used tear gas to disperse crowds. State media framed the unrest as economic grievance rather than political opposition, with the IRNA agency blaming mobile phone vendors for being hit by currency depreciation. The rial hit a record low above 1.42 million per US dollar before recovering slightly. Iran also contends with an energy crisis, water shortages and deadly air pollution.
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