The Marx International
Iran has joined the revolutionary wave sweeping the world with a national uprising against the capitalist dictatorship of the Ayatollahs. The protests erupted on December 28, 2025, following the collapse of Iran's currency, the Rial, which devalued by 69% against the dollar, trading at 1,370,000 Rials. Fed up with the soaring prices of basic goods, which rose by 42.2% in 2025, the people began an uprising that has been met with police repression for several days. The unrest began with merchants in the Grand Bazaar in Tehran, the capital, but quickly spread to Malard in Tehran province, Kara, Kerman, Zanyan, Hamadan, and Qeshm Island. University students joined the protests in Beheshti, Khajeh Nasir, Sharif, Amir Kabir, and at the Isfahan University of Technology. ...