{"id":82157,"date":"2025-12-31T10:23:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T09:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=82157"},"modified":"2025-12-31T10:23:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T09:23:37","slug":"iran-protests-tehran-bazaar-strike-and-nationwide-student-uprising-enter-third-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iran-protests\/2025\/12\/iran-protests-tehran-bazaar-strike-and-nationwide-student-uprising-enter-third-day\/82157\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests: Tehran Bazaar Strike and Nationwide Student Uprising Enter Third Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Iran\u2019s bazaar strikes and student protests enter a third day nationwide, despite a heavy crackdown.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tehran Bazaar Strike and Nationwide Student Protests Enter Third Day<\/h3>\n

December 31, 2025 \u2013<\/strong> As Iran\u2019s national currency plunges and inflation soars, a new wave of protests <\/a>led by bazaar merchants and university students has entered its third consecutive day despite an intense security crackdown. Demonstrations and strikes have spread from Tehran\u2019s Grand Bazaar to major cities across the country, reflecting mounting public anger over economic hardship, repression, and the ruling theocratic system.\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n

Scale of Bazaar Strikes and Citywide Protests<\/h3>\n

On Tuesday<\/a>, December 30, 2025, bazaar merchants and shopkeepers in multiple sections of Tehran, including the goldsmiths\u2019 bazaar, Saray-e Melli, Seyed Esmail, Bein-ol-Haramein, Souresrafil, Amin Hozour, Jafari, Pachenar, and parts of the Shush market, shut their shops in solidarity with the growing protest movement. Protesters also gathered at Tehran\u2019s Shadabad iron market, while surrounding neighborhoods such as Shush and Javadieh squares saw large demonstrations and clashes with security forces.\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n

The strike rapidly expanded beyond the capital to cities including Shiraz, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Mashhad, Ahvaz, Yazd, Karaj, Malard, Pardis, Hamedan, Qeshm, Zanjan, and Tabriz, where BRT bus drivers also joined the movement. In many of these locations, commercial centers partially or fully closed, and residents joined street rallies condemning the regime\u2019s economic mismanagement and repression.<\/p>\n