Protesters angry over Iran's ailing economy conducted a sit-in Tuesday at Tehran's Grand Bazaar, witnesses said, with security forces ultimately firing tear gas and dispersing demonstrators as the rest of the market shut down.

Iran arrests hundreds, disrupts internet as currency falls to new low and protests enter a second week.

Protests in Iran have escalated, particularly at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, where clashes with security forces resulted in the use of tear gas to disperse demonstrators. Activists report at least 35 fatalities since the protests began,

Iran’s Grand Bazaar closed amid sit-ins and clashes with security forces as nationwide protests intensified, the rial plunged to a historic low, and authorities reported dozens killed and mass arrests

An Iranian police officer was killed in clashes during protests near the capital Tehran, local media reported on Thursday. According to local reports, Lt Col Shahin Dehghan was fatally stabbed during unrest in the city of Malard, west of the capital.

Anti-government protests erupted in Tehran on Thursday, as Iranians angered by a flailing economy and crackdowns by security forces marched through the streets of the capital and shouted slogans against the ruling theocratic regime.

Clashes at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar signal Iran’s deadliest protests in three years as anger over inflation and a collapsing rial spreads nationwide.

Iranian authorities are showing clear internal divisions as protests widen across the country, with strikes spreading through Tehran’s historic Grand Bazaar and demonstrations flaring in dozens of cities.

Protesters calling for political and economic change demonstrated in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar on Tuesday

The unrest in Iran began in late December 2025, when merchants in Tehran's Grand Bazaar shut their shops to voice their opposition to the rapid depreciation of the Iranian rial, soaring inflation and the rising cost of food and essential goods.