2025–2026 Iranian protests
Also known as 2025 Tehran Bazaar Protests, December 2025 Iranian protests, 2025 Iranian protests
The 2025–2026 Iranian protests are a series of nationwide demonstrations against the government of Iran that began on 28 December 2025 amid a deepening economic crisis. The unrest followed a sharp depreciation of the Iranian rial, rising inflation, and widespread shortages linked to international sanctions and government mismanagement. This event has been the largest uprising in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, spreading to more than 200 cities across the country. The ensuing crackdown, reportedly carried out under orders by Ali Khamenei and senior officials to use live fire on protesters, resulted in massacres that left thousands of protesters dead, making them the largest massacres in modern Iranian history.
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The 2025–2026 Iranian protests are a series of massive nationwide demonstrations that began in late December 2025, triggered by severe economic problems including currency collapse, inflation, and shortages caused by international sanctions and government mismanagement. These protests represent the largest uprising since Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, spreading to over 200 cities, but the government's violent crackdown using live fire has resulted in thousands of deaths—among the deadliest massacres in modern Iranian history.
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