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Bazaars were shuttered and demonstrators met with violence from security forces amid rising anger about the country’s dire economic situation.
On the 9th day of protests in Iran, eyewitness video shows protesters throwing gas canisters and fighting with the security forces in Tehran's Grand Bazaar. Iran's police chief declared he would "deal with the last of these rioters" on Tuesday.
The protests are diffuse and largely leaderless, and the president's efforts at mediation — and the killings and arrests by security forces — haven't persuaded the demonstrators to stay off the streets.
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 population.
The protest at the Grand Bazaar represented the latest signal that the demonstrations are likely to continue. Violence surrounding the protests has killed at least 36 people, activists abroad say.
Video footage shows protesters hurling gas canisters as police face off with crowds in Tehran’s historic Grand Bazaar on Jan. 6, 2025. (Reuters.)
An Iranian protester told KAN Reshet Bet that many Iranians admire Netanyahu and Israeli strikes, while blaming economic collapse, repression, and inflation for the unrest. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently the most popular person in Iran,
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