Overview
- Shop closures and street demonstrations in Tehran continued into a second day and were also reported in Isfahan, Shiraz and Mashhad.
- After plunging to about 1.42 million rials per US dollar on Sunday, the black‑market rate partially recovered to roughly 1.38–1.39 million on Monday.
- State outlets said Central Bank governor Mohammad Reza Farzin resigned, with Abdolnasser Hemmati announced as his replacement starting Wednesday.
- Crowds voiced anti-government slogans as police used tear gas to disperse gatherings, and the judiciary warned that currency hoarders would be punished.
- In a rare public message, Israel’s Mossad posted on X encouraging protesters, adding an external political wrinkle to the unrest.