
Iran's Bazaar Revolt: Tehran Merchants Challenge the Regime
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei attempted to distinguish between legitimate concerns of bazaar merchants and broader anti-government protests, praising the bazaar's historical loyalty to the Islamic Republic. However, ongoing protests within the Tehran Bazaar, met with tear gas and anti-government slogans, demonstrate the state's struggle to control the narrative and separate the historically influential merchant class from widespread dissent. This challenges the government's reliance on the bazaar's revolutionary legacy amidst growing economic and political unrest.


















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