Merchants Join Youth in Iran Protests as Economic Crisis Deepens

Iranian bazaar merchants joined youth-led protests after the rial hit a record low of 1.44 million to the U.S. dollar.Ali Khamenei attempted to appease the business community while security forces arrested 582 individuals and reported 16 deaths during nationwide clashes.The unrest follows the re-imposition of UN sanctions and regional shifts after the fall of Bashar Assad in Syria.