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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Seneca Cabrera

Iran Currency Collapse Is Fueling Protests — and Why the Crisis Now Puts Pressure on the UK

Economic unrest has spread across dozens of cities, with demonstrations increasingly criticising government mismanagement. (Credit: AFP News)

Iran's currency collapse is fuelling nationwide protests and placing fresh pressure on the United Kingdom through diplomatic, economic and humanitarian channels, as unrest inside the Islamic Republic intensifies.

The rapid fall of the Iranian rial has driven inflation sharply higher, eroding living standards and triggering demonstrations across dozens of cities. The protests, which began over rising prices and currency losses, have expanded into broader challenges to economic governance and state authority.

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