Economic strife in Iran
Iranian pensioners have regularly taken to the streets in recent years to demand an end to corruption, free access to health care, and improvements to pensions which have been decimated by inflation. On Wednesday 10 January thousands of retired teachers demonstrated for better pensions and the release of jailed teacher trade union activists. Protests across Iran’s strategically important oil and gas sectors have been running since early September 2023. Workers are demanding pay increases, Iran’s currency, the rial, fell by 5% after the US-UK strikes on the Yemeni Houthi movement as fears grow...