Iranβs clerical leadership is facing one of the most serious challenges to its authority in decades, as nationwide protests driven by economic collapse, political disillusionment and generational anger spread across all 31 provinces, exposing a deepening crisis of legitimacy at the heart of the Islamic Republic.
The demonstrations began late last month at Tehranβs Grand Bazaar, where shopkeepers protested the rapid collapse of the Iranian rial, which plunged to around 1.4 million to the dollar amid sanctions pressure and the aftermath of a brief but damaging war involving Israel and the United States.
What started as an economic protest has since evolved into a broader revolt against the ruling system itself.
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