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Protesters ‘SWARM’ Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, Shout ‘Death To Palestine,’ ‘Death To Dictator’

Emily Zanotti

Protesters have taken to the streets in Tehran, Iran’s Grand Bazaar, shutting down shops in a massive rally designed to bring attention to the country’s failing economy.

Unlike previous protests which took place mostly among the economically under-privileged outside of Tehran, Monday’s protests occurred right at the city center and involved many of the city’s merchants who are decidedly middle-class Iranians fed up with the Mullahs.

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