Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share via Email Share via SMS Copy LinkA vendor waits for customers at Tajrish Square in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. Its value has been plunging since late last year, and is down from about 32,000 to $1 a decade ago. Turkish officials have expressed concern that intervention in Iran could spark instability or trigger a refugee influx. The group verifies each death and arrest with a network of activists on the ground in Iran. The protests began on Dec. 28, sparked by the fall of the Iranian currency, the rial, and quickly spread.