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The protests began on Sunday after shopkeepers and merchants demonstrated against soaring inflation, unemployment and the sharp depreciation of Iran’s currency.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
The protests, driven by dissatisfaction at Iran's economic stagnation and galloping hyperinflation, began Sunday in Tehran's largest mobile phone market, where shopkeepers shuttered their businesses.
—CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
The rial hit historic lows this month triggering protests by shopkeepers as basic necessities spiral out of reach.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
The protests began among shopkeepers and traders in Tehran, with state media reporting that many stores around the Grand Bazaar were closed Monday as hundreds gathered.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
The protests, driven by dissatisfaction at Iran's economic stagnation and galloping hyperinflation, began Sunday in Tehran's largest mobile phone market, where shopkeepers shuttered their businesses.
—CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
The rial hit historic lows this month triggering protests by shopkeepers as basic necessities spiral out of reach.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
The protests began among shopkeepers and traders in Tehran, with state media reporting that many stores around the Grand Bazaar were closed Monday as hundreds gathered.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Shopkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopkeeper. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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shopkeeper
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shop·keep·er
ˈshäp-ˌkē-pər 
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