Iran’s government officials ordered a shutdown this week amid rioting and protests over the country’s dire economic and political situation.
Businesses, universities, and government offices closed their doors in 21 provinces for one day, Fox News reported on Wednesday.
The protests spread Tuesday when Iran’s national currency, the rial, fell to a record low against the U.S. dollar and inflation skyrocketed, Breitbart News reported.
“The rial was trading at 430,000 to the dollar when Iranian central bank chief Mohammad Reza Farzin took office in 2022,” the article read, noting Farzin resigned on Monday but this did not calm the protests.
“Many…
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