Archive · 3 Jan 2026
Iran Protests Escalate Over Economic Crisis
In Iran, people are protesting because the economy is very bad.
Prices are going up, and the money is losing value.
These protests started with shopkeepers and have spread to many cities.
Some people have been killed and hurt in these protests.
The government says they will talk to the protesters, but they are also using force to stop them.
The protests are the biggest in three years, but not as big as the ones that happened after a young woman died in police custody.
The government is trying to fix the economy, but it's very hard because of sanctions and other problems.
Some people are even calling for a change in the government.
Protests in Iran have escalated due to economic pressures, inflation, and currency fluctuations, leading to deaths and injuries.
A 21-year-old Basij volunteer was killed, and 13 Basij members and police officers were injured during protests in Kouhdasht.
At least seven people have been killed in clashes between protesters and security forces in Lordegan and other cities.
Protests have spread across 17 out of 31 provinces, with major cities including Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, and Kermanshah witnessing street protests.
The Iranian government has offered to engage in negotiations with protesters but has also threatened a 'decisive response' to any security threats.
- Who
- Protesters, including students, workers, shopkeepers, and security forces, including Basij members and police officers
- What
- Protests over economic issues, leading to deaths, injuries, and arrests
- When
- Beginning on 27th December 2025, with ongoing protests and a public holiday declared on 30th December 2025
- Where
- Across Iran, including Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, Kermanshah, Tabriz, Yasuj, Lordegan, and Kouhdasht
- Why
- Economic pressures, inflation, currency fluctuations, and government policies, with protesters also chanting against Iran's theocracy
- Victim
- 21-year-old Basij volunteer Amirhossam Khodayari Fard
- Location
- Kouhdasht, Lorestan province, Lordegan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, and other cities across Iran
- Protest Cause
- Economic pressures, inflation, currency fluctuations, and government policies
- Injuries
- 13 Basij members and police officers injured, multiple protesters injured
- Arrests
- At least 50 people arrested, including 30 in Malard and 20 in Kouhdasht
- Currency Depreciation
- 1 USD = 1.4 million rials
- Protest Scale
- Biggest since 2022, spreading across 17 out of 31 provinces
- Casualties
- At least 7 protesters and 1 security force member killed
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