The Associated PressA vendor waits for customers at Tajrish Square in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. Iran’s currency, the rial, fell to a record low of 1.6 million to $1, according to local currency traders. At least 6,373 people have been killed in the protests, activists said. 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.