【Key Focus: Protests Against Currency Devaluation in Iran Escalate into Uprising】
On January 3, 2026, Tehran time, the Iranian Tasnim News Agency stated in a news release:
On the evening of Friday, January 2, a local protest composed of Iranian citizens was held in Borznejvard city in the northeastern province of North Khorasan. In multiple areas, protesters no longer made economic demands but instead directly turned into an uprising, with slogans such as "Kill Khamenei." The number of peaceful protests has decreased, and the protests have clearly taken on political characteristics. Participants began to clash with the police. The riots were organized by a small number of people with guns or Molotov cocktails, attacking administrative and public buildings, including mosques. Such incidents have been recorded in northern Iran, Tehran, and Karaj.
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