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Soaring cost of living in Iran sparks massive protests Students sparked an uproar on Tuesday when they bravely staged demonstrations against the regime alongside shopkeepers.
hundreds of students Four Tehran universities hold rallies as protests continue for third dayAfterwards, market traders took to the streets, chanted slogans and occupied the roads.
Hymns could be heard supporting Reza Shah, the late founder of the dynasty overthrown by the Islamic revolution.
Some Iranians also expressed their anger on social media. One user, Soroosh Dadkhah, said high prices and corruption had driven people “to the point of explosion.”
Facing increasing pressureThe government made the unusual decision to seek dialogue with protesters, pledging on Tuesday that a dialogue mechanism would be set up to talk to organizers.
“We officially recognize the protests,” government spokesman Fatemeh Mohajerani said.
“We hear their voices and we know this is a natural pressure that comes with livelihood pressures.”
President Masoud Pezeshkian said at a meeting with unions and market activists on Tuesday that the government would do its best to resolve their issues and allay their concerns.
Video shared on Monday showed hundreds of people attending rallies on Saadi Street in central Tehran and in the Shush neighborhood near the city’s Grand Bazaar, which played a crucial role in the 1979 revolution.
On Sunday, protest rallies were limited to two main mobile markets in central Tehran, where demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans.
The demonstrations were the first large-scale protests since Israel and the United States attacked Iran in June and sparked widespread expressions of patriotic solidarity.
Iran now faces new pressure to maintain order US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu weigh new crackdowns This week.
In June, the United States and Israel launched a 12-day air campaign against Iran’s military and its nuclear facilities in an effort to thwart what they saw as efforts to develop atomic weapons.
Separately, the Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had discussed Iran’s nuclear program in a phone call with Pezeshkian.
As Iran faces threats of more aggressive action, its rial has lost nearly half its value against the dollar this year, with inflation hitting 42.5% in December.
The rapid depreciation of the yuan has exacerbated inflationary pressures, pushed up the price of food and other daily necessities, and further strained household budgets.
Adding to concerns, Iranian state media reported that the government also planned to increase taxes during the Iranian New Year period, which begins in March.
The U.S. economy has been hit hard since 2018 when Donald Trump terminated an international agreement over the country’s nuclear program and reimposed sanctions.