{"id":82122,"date":"2025-12-29T15:30:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T14:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=82122"},"modified":"2025-12-29T17:46:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T16:46:13","slug":"iran-protests-tehran-bazaar-merchants-uprising-intensifies-in-iran-amid-economic-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iran-protests\/2025\/12\/iran-protests-tehran-bazaar-merchants-uprising-intensifies-in-iran-amid-economic-collapse\/82122\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests: Tehran Bazaar Merchants’ Uprising Intensifies in Iran Amid Economic Collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Tehran\u2019s Bazaar merchants rise up: Strikes and protests intensify amid economic collapse and rial plunge. Dec 28-29, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tehran, Iran \u2013<\/strong> Widespread protests and strikes by merchants in Tehran\u2019s bustling bazaars entered a second day on December 29, 2025<\/strong>, fueled by the regime\u2019s economic mismanagement, skyrocketing inflation, and the rapid depreciation of the rial. As the dollar exchange rate surged toward 145,000 tomans, shopkeepers shuttered their stores in a bold display of defiance, expanding from central commercial hubs to surrounding neighborhoods and even peripheral areas like Pakdasht.<\/p>\n

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December 29\u2014Tehran, Iran
On the 2nd day of strikes, Tehran bazaar merchants protest runaway prices, rising inflation, and systemic corruption driving the economy. Reports and videos show large sections of the Grand Bazaar shut down amid a tense atmosphere.#IranProtests<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/BA7mty99al<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) December 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n