The suppression of the protests, with thousands of people killed amid chants of “Death to Khamenei,” was a sign of the threat that popular anger represented. Under the Islamic Republic, clerics stand atop the hierarchy, drawing the lines to which the civilian government, the military and the intelligence and security establishment must submit. The latest demonstrations touched off in late December in Tehran's traditional bazaar after the country's currency, the rial, currency plunged to a record low of 1.42 million to the U.S. dollar.
Author: AP- PTI
Published at: 2026-02-28 23:26:41
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