The protests, triggered by rising cost of living, are now into their 10th day.Tear gas was used on protesters who had gathered at Tehran’s centuries-old main bazaar : Reports of clashes at Tehran bazaar
Security forces reportedly used tear gas on demonstrators at the Tehran Grand Bazaar as they held a sit-in. The protests, triggered by rising cost of living, are now into their 10th day.
Closed store fronts at the centuries-old main bazaar in Tehran on January 6, 2026
Tear gas was used on protesters who had gathered at Tehran’s centuries-old main bazaar
Iran’s security forces on Tuesday used tear gas to disperse protesters who had gathered at the Tehran Grand Bazaar in the Islamic Republic’s capital, according to witnesses and rights groups.
According to reports, demonstrators had been holding a sit-in at the Grand Bazaar and had been chanting slogans against clerical authorities.
Rights groups share footage of bazaar protest
Social media footage verified by French news agency AFP showed protesters at the scene shouting slogans including “Pahlavi will return” and “Seyyed Ali will be overthrown” — in references to the monarchy ousted during the 1979 Islamic revolution and to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
In footage posted by the Norway-based group Iran Human Rights (IHR) and US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), demonstrators shouted “freedom” and “shameless.”
Security forces could then be seen firing tear gas at those gathered, who then rushed to get away from smoke.
