Widespread protests in Iran began in late December 2025 and have rapidly evolved into one of the country’s most significant movements in years, driven by deep economic frustration, rising living costs, inflation, the collapse of the Iranian rial, and dissatisfaction with the country’s leadership and clerical rule. The demonstrations, initially sparked by everyday grievances, spread across many provinces including Tehran, Isfahan, and Mashhad, with large crowds, strikes, and anti-government slogans.
Iranian rulers must now face demands of angry, embittered populatation
Iran's theocratic rulers have seen off a US military campaign but their real problems may be about to begin: managing the competing demands of hardliners buoyed
Iranian rulers must now face demands of angry, embittered populatation
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