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Iran calls for talks with protest leaders after widespread dissent

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December 31, 2025

Iran’s government has called for dialogue with protest leaders after the country’s largest demonstrations in three years over a plunging currency and declining living conditions.

- William Christou

Protests started on Sunday after the country’s currency fell to a record low against the US dollar, causing traders and shopkeepers to shutter their stores in downtown Tehran.

The closure of shops was accompanied by mass protests in the capital city, as well as protests in major cities across the country including Isfahan, Shiraz and Mashhad.

Protesters chanted anti-government slogans, and video on social media showed demonstrators chanting: “Don’t be afraid, we are together” and “Azadi”, the Farsi word for freedom. Footage also showed Iranian police in riot gear shooting teargas at protesters.

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