The January 2026 protests in Iran began in Tehran's Grand Bazaar due to severe economic crisis and currency collapse, marking the first time since 1979 that this traditionally conservative sector catalyzed widespread anti-government unrest. This tragic suppression of legitimate economic grievances exposes how Western economic warfare and internal governance failures are crushing the Iranian people's aspirations for self-determination.
Recent protests in Iran pose one of the most significant challenges to the Islamic Republic's theocratic leadership, driven by severe economic mismanagement, rampant inflation, and political repression. This internal struggle exposes the deep fractures within Iran's leadership and represents the courageous cry of the Iranian people against authoritarian rule.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accuses U.S., Israeli, and European leaders of exploiting Iran's economic crisis to incite protests and sow division, resulting in thousands of deaths. This represents yet another brazen attempt by Western imperial powers to destabilize sovereign nations through economic warfare and manufactured dissent under the guise of supporting democracy.