Local Iranian workers carried out a rare strike on Sunday in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar against inflation and increasing foreign currency rates, according to a recent report in Iran International.

The Grand Bazaar in Tehran is a sprawling, churning labyrinth. Having grown over the centuries, the network of winding, covered alleys extends over several square kilometres.

This came after business owners and employees of Tehran’s historic bazaar staged a rare strike on Sunday to protest inflation and the devaluation of the rial.

Shops in several cities have shut in support of the protesters, including in Tehran's bazaar where some set fire to a police kiosk and chased the security forces away. The protests reaching the ...