Iranian conundrum:
Iran is witnessing fresh nationwide unrest that began with bazaar shutdowns on 28 December 2025 amid a sharp rial collapse (market rate reported around ~1.45 million rials/USD).The “Iranian conundrum” refers to Iran’s recurring cycle of economic distress + political legitimacy stress + external pressure, where short-term control measures contain unrest, but structural causes (sanctions, inflation, governance constraints, factional power centres) keep reproducing crises.Tehran’s commercial districts saw merchant/shop closures protesting currency instability and rising costs.
