Iran braces for more general strikes as budget negotiations in sight - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Iranian shop closed at the ancient Grand Bazaar in Tehran on June 25, 2018. - Grand Bazaar shop owners closed their shops on monday in a rare strike movement to protest against the depreciation of the Iranian currency. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images) — Shops close at Tehran's ancient Grand Bazaar in a strike to protest the depreciation of Iran's currency, June 25, 2018. — ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images

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