‘All are in the streets’: Iranians’ anger with regime growingListen to this articleDemonstrators chanted “death to the dictator” as they marched in the Iranian capital Tehran. “At first, people dispersed, but they gathered again,” rallying in the streets until the early hours of the morning. The demonstrations sparked in late December by anger over the rising cost of living and a currency nosedive have spread nationwide, their numbers — and death toll — growing. “You can see 50-year-old women, I saw someone who used to collect garbage on the streets chanting slogans along with shopkeepers. The 43-year-old said he had taken part in every protest since 2009, when mass demonstrations flooded the streets after disputed elections.

Source: Bangkok Post January 09, 2026 16:00 UTC