Iran is waqt shadeed maashi dabao ka samna kar raha hai, jahan barhti hui mehengai aur girti hui currency ne aam shehri ki zindagi ko mushkil bana diya hai. Is surat-e-haal ka asar sirf tijarti markazon tak mehdood nahi raha, balkay universities aur mukhtalif shehron mein bhi ehtijaj dekhne mein aa rahe hain, jahan log mehngai ke khilaf awaz utha rahe hain.
What triggered the protests?
Is poori situation ki jarr Iran ki economy mein hai. Ehtijaj ki wajah us waqt samne aayi jab Iranian rial dollar ke muqablay mein record low par chala gaya.
Key factors jo gussa barhne ka sabab banay:
- Iranian rial 2025 mein taqreeban aadhi value kho chuka hai
- Mehengai December mein 42% se zyada record ki gayi
- Food prices saal bhar mein 70% se upar barh chuki hain
- Medical aur daily essentials bhi mehngay hotay ja rahe hain
Tehran ke Grand Bazaar se protests ka aghaaz hua jahan dukandaron ne apni shops band kar di. Yehi bazaar historically 1979 revolution mein bhi ek powerful role play kar chuka hai, is liye is move ko symbolic bhi samjha ja raha hai.
Students join in, protests spread nationwide
Jo cheez is protest ko aur strong bana rahi hai, wo students ka shamil hona hai. Tehran ki kai universities ke ilawa protests aur strikes Karaj, Isfahan, Shiraz, Mashhad, Kermanshah aur dusray shehron tak phail chukay hain.
Common slogans aur demands:
- Mehengai aur corruption ke khilaf awaz
- “Azadi” aur unity ke slogans
- Anti-government chants at university campuses
Social media par bhi log openly keh rahe hain ke prices aur corruption ne logon ko “breaking point” tak pohancha diya hai.
Government response and political pressure
Government ne protests ko completely deny karne ke bajaye unhein “recognise” kiya hai, jo khud ek notable shift hai. President Masoud Pezeshkian ne interior minister ko protesters ke representatives se baat karne ka kaha hai.
Recent official steps:
- Central Bank governor Mohammadreza Farzin ka resign karna
- Dialogue mechanism bananay ka announcement
- Hukoomat ka kehna ke “legitimate demands” suni jaengi
Lekin abhi tak yeh clear nahi hai ke yeh talks practical solutions mein kab aur kaise convert hongi.
International angle and rising tensions
Is domestic unrest ke saath Iran par international pressure bhi barh raha hai. US aur Israel ki taraf se threats, sanctions aur nuclear programme par tensions already economy ko squeeze kar rahi hain.
Key external pressures:
- US sanctions ka asar currency aur trade par
- Israel aur US ke military warnings
- Regional instability ka economic impact
Experts ka maanna hai ke jab tak sanctions aur policy confusion rehti hai, economy ka pressure kam hona mushkil hai.
Akhir mein, yeh protests sirf aik temporary reaction nahi lagtay balkay ek deeper frustration ka nateeja hain. Log mehngai, uncertainty aur girti purchasing power se thak chukay hain. Government ke liye yeh sirf crowd control ka issue nahi, balkay trust aur economic direction ka serious test hai. Agla challenge yeh hoga ke baat cheet sirf statements tak limited na rahe, balkay ground par real relief nazar aaye, warna yeh wave aur zyada strong ho sakti hai.
