Nationwide Protests Erupt Across Iran as Rial Collapse Triggers Economic Unrest

Mass protests erupted across Iran on December 28, 2025, sparked by the catastrophic collapse of the Iranian rial. Demonstrations rapidly spread to dozens of cities as Iranians took to the streets over soaring prices, unemployment, and years of economic mismanagement compounded by international sanctions. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other security forces began a violent crackdown that within two weeks had killed over 2,400 people by the Iranian government's own count.