Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed on Sunday to fight inflation and the high cost of living. (EPA Images pic) TEHRAN: Some shopkeepers in Tehran shut their stores for the second day in a row Monday in protest against economic hardships and sharp swings in Iran’s embattled currency, media repo»»»

Shopkeepers in Tehran kept their stores closed for a second day straight on Monday, protesting worsening economic conditions and extreme volatility in Iran’s struggling currency, according to local media reports. The rial has hit new lows on the unofficial market, with the US dollar trading at arou»»»

Tehran: Some shopkeepers in Tehran closed their stores on Monday in protest against economic hardships and sharp swings in Iran’s embattled currency, Iranian media reported, following similar demonstrations a day earlier. State news agency IRNA said some shopkeepers and traders at Tehran’s bazaar “»»»