Iran, Tehran and protesters
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Demonstrations broke out in Iran on Dec. 28 and have spread nationwide as protesters vent their increasing discontent over the Islamic Republic’s faltering economy and the collapse of its currency.
Anti-Americanism has united Iran and Venezuela in a tight alliance for more than two decades. As recently as 2022, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei welcomed Maduro to Tehran, praising the Venezuelan strongman’s “resistance” against America and his “anti-Zionist positions,
Social media posts showed demonstrators chanting pro-Pahlavi slogans in several Iranian cities. The current protests, the biggest wave of dissent in three years, began last month in Tehran’s Grand Baz
Iranian protesters shouted and marched through the streets into Friday morning, despite Iran's theocracy cutting off the nation from the internet and international telephone calls.
As protests swelled around the country, Iran’s internet was shut down, and the heads of its judiciary and its security services warned of a harsh response amid calls for “freedom, freedom.”
Iran arrests hundreds, disrupts internet as currency falls to new low and protests enter a second week.
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.
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