Iranian Forces Fire Tear Gas at Tehran Grand Bazaar as Protests Enter Second Week

Overview

• Security forces used tear gas to disperse demonstrators at the Grand Bazaar in Tehran, where parts of the market closed during protests over soaring prices and a plunging currency.
• Rights organizations report 27–35 fatalities and at least 1,203 arrests, while state-linked counts acknowledge about 12 deaths including members of the security forces.
• The rial fell to a new record low as the central bank cut subsidized dollar rates for importers, a policy shift expected to trigger fresh price increases, according to local reporting.
• Iran’s judiciary chief ordered prosecutors to show no indulgence toward what authorities label rioters, signaling an intensified legal crackdown.
• The government announced a four-month credit of 1 million tomans per person for select purchases in an effort to ease economic strain as nationwide demonstrations continue.