Iran's main trading partners are China, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq, according to economic database Trading Economics. Sparked by economic grievances, the nationwide protests have grown into one of the biggest challenges yet to the theocratic system that has ruled Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution ousted the shah. The White House said Monday that Trump remained "unafraid" to deploy military force against Iran, but was pursuing diplomacy as a first resort. - 'Four-front war' -Iran on Monday sought to regain control of the streets with mass nationwide rallies that supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hailed as proof that the protest movement was defeated. He said Trump was "a man that means what he says and says what he means" and who "knows what's at stake".

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 13, 2026 03:10 UTC