Protests spread across Iran

Several people have been killed across multiple provinces during the largest protests to hit Iran in three years, triggered by worsening economic conditions

Dec 28: Protests begin after strike by shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar

Protests reported
Deaths reported

60 miles
100km

IRAN
Caspian Sea
Persian Gulf
IRAQ
SAUDI ARABIA
TÜRKIYE
TURKMENISTAN
PAKISTAN
AFGHANISTAN
KUWAIT
Qom
Isfahan
Yazd
Shiraz
Marvdasht
Fasa
Qeshm
Ahvaz
Lordegan
Kuhdasht
Arak
Azna
Hamedan
Kermanshah
Tabriz
Tehran
Karaj
Mashhad

VALUE OF IRANIAN RIAL TO ONE U.S. DOLLAR (Jan 1-Dec 29, 2025)

Dec 29: Hits record low of 1,445,000 rials to U.S. dollar, losing 40% of value since 12-day war in June

Jun 13: Start of Israel-Iran war
Sep 28: Sweeping UN Security Council sanctions reimposed

1,400,000
1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC

Sources: Reuters, BBC, ISW, Hengaw Organization for Human Rights
Picture: Getty Images
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