Iran replaces central bank governor in effort to contain cost-of-living protests
Anger over collapse of currency provokes largest demonstrations in Islamic republic for years
Anger over collapse of currency provokes largest demonstrations in Islamic republic for years

Anger over collapse in living standards prompts protests by shopkeepers in Tehran

Demonstrations over economic pain shift to provincial cities and towns in growing challenge to Islamic republic’s leaders

Iranians have suffered years of inflation, devaluation and stuttering growth

President and high-profile officials among those who participated

How isolation, intransigence and desperate economic hardship provoked an upsurge of protest that brought the regime to the brink

Consumers feel effects of conflict while many expect Strait of Hormuz stand-off to exacerbate stagnation