IRAN’S PEZESHKIAN PLEDGES ECONOMIC REFORMS AS PROTESTS CONTINUE INTO THIRD DAY

Tue 30 December 2025:

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday that the government is prioritizing economic reforms as well as dialogue with protesters, emphasizing that the livelihood of ordinary citizens remains his daily concern.

“The livelihood of the people is my daily concern. We have fundamental actions on the agenda to reform the monetary and banking system and preserve the purchasing power of the people.

“I have tasked the Minister of the Interior to hear the legitimate demands of the protesters through dialogue with their representatives, so that the government can act with all its might to resolve problems and respond responsibly,” Pezeshkian said on the US social media company X’s platform.

His remarks came after Iran’s biggest demonstrations in three years broke out on Monday following a sharp plunge in the national currency the rial to a record low against the US dollar and the resignation of Iran’s Central Bank governor Mohammad Reza Farzin after protests erupted in Tehran and other cities.

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Tehran students rally across campuses, chant political slogan

Students at several major universities in Tehran held protest gatherings on Tuesday, chanting political and economic slogans as demonstrations widened across the capital.

Footage received by Iran International showed students at Shahid Beheshti University chanting slogans including, “You are the pervert, you are the harasser, I am the free woman,” during a campus gathering.

Protesters marched in Tehran’s Vanak district on Tuesday, chanting slogans against Iran’s regional spending priorities as demonstrations continued across the capital, according to video received by Iran International.

Footage showed a group of people walking along Mollasadra Street in the Vanak neighborhood while chanting, “Neither Gaza nor Lebanon, my life for Iran.”

ویدیوی رسیده نشان می‌دهد معترضان در کرمانشاه، سه‌شنبه نهم دی با برگزاری راهپیمایی اعتراضی، شعارهایی چون «نه غزه نه لبنان، جانم فدای ایران» سردادند. pic.twitter.com/lcyHzL4z09

— ايران اينترنشنال (@IranIntl) December 30, 2025

Shopkeepers in the cities of Shiraz and Ahvaz closed their stores on Tuesday, joining strike action as protests linked to Iran’s economic crisis continued for a third day.

Iran’s government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Tuesday that widespread protests over livelihoods reflect intense economic pressure on households, adding that the administration recognizes the right to peaceful assembly.

Speaking in response to the demonstrations, Mohajerani described public reaction as a natural response to economic strain.

“A natural reaction to economic and livelihood pressure is what we are seeing across society,” she said.

She said the government recognizes protests and emphasized peaceful gatherings. “We recognize people’s protests and stress peaceful assemblies, which are also recognized in our constitution,” Mohajerani said.

🎥 دانشجویان دانشگاه امیرکبیر تهران، روز سه‌شنبه ۹ دی و درسومین روز اعتراضات سراسری، دست به تجمع زده و شعارهای «مرگ بر دیکتاتور»، « دانشجو میمیرد، ذلت نمیپذیرد» و «بسیجی، سپاهی، داعش ما شمایی» سر دادند.#اعتراضات_سراسری pic.twitter.com/7Zw4TjBLeg

— ایران وایر (@iranwire) December 30, 2025

Growing Iran protests put new pressure on an embattled regime – WSJ

The Wall Street Journal reported late Monday that protests triggered by Iran’s falling currency were spreading beyond Tehran, adding pressure on the Islamic Republic as economic frustration deepens and security forces move to contain unrest.

The Journal said verified social media footage showing demonstrations near Tehran’s bazaar, including chants of “azadi” and scenes of riot police firing tear gas.

It said protests and strike activity expanded across Tehran and to other parts of the country, including Qeshm Island, where crowds chanted “death to the dictator,” and Hamadan, where some protesters shouted pro-monarchy slogans.

The report also cited remarks by President Masoud Pezeshkian on social media calling on the Interior Ministry to hear people’s demands.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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