Social media posts showed demonstrators chanting pro-Pahlavi slogans in several Iranian cities. The current protests, the biggest wave of dissent in three years, began last month in Tehran’s Grand Baz

At least 29 protesters have been killed and more than 1,200 people have been detained in nine days of anti-government protests in Iran, according to activits.

Anti-government protests erupted in Tehran on Thursday, as Iranians angered by a flailing economy and crackdowns by security forces marched through the streets of the capital and shouted slogans against the ruling theocratic regime.

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Iran has again cut internet and phone services as protests surge across the nation. Demonstrators are responding to calls for action, with markets closing in solidarity. This unrest echoes decades of similar movements driven by economic hardship and demands for freedom.

The protest at the Grand Bazaar, the beating heart for centuries of both Iran’s economic and political life, represented the latest signal that the demonstrations likely are to continue as the country’s rial currency fell to a record low Tuesday.

"It is difficult to discount the role of the U.S. government in shaping the current moment," one Iran expert told Newsweek.

At least 29 people have been killed in protests across Iran, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, as demonstrations driven by economic grievances continue to spread across the country.