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’s Revolutionary Guard control the economy - here's why ...
2 days ago · In Iran, access to a stable, state-set currency exchange rate is reserved for a privileged few — and economic networks linked to the Revolutionary Guard sit closest to the …
Iran’s currency slides to new low, dollar at 1.47 million ...
4 days ago · An Iranian man shops in a local market, as protests erupt over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 5, 2026. Iran’s rial fell to a fresh record low on …
Rising prices, rising anger: Inside Iran’s new wave of ...
2 days ago · Submitted by MEE correspondent on Thu, 01/08/2026 – 11:05 Protests spread as surging inflation and a collapsing currency fuel public frustration with establishment …
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 …
Iran’s currency ‘turns to ash’ as economy spirals
Dec 29, 2025 · The currency’s slide has accelerated as oil revenues have shrunk under sanctions from the US, which briefly joined the war to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites.