US officials voice support for Iranian demonstrators as protests intensify following currency crisis, with reports of tear gas and security crackdowns.

The Iranian rial hit a record low against the US dollar on Sunday, prompting shopkeepers in Tehran to stage protests, which have quickly spread.

Hundreds of women lined up for a marathon on Iran’s resort island of Kish in early December wearing matching shirts and leggings with hair tied loosely behind their backs.

Iran protests escalated as demonstrators clashed with security forces in Tehran and Mashhad, with tear gas deployed amid nationwide strikes, reports say.

Iranian students staged street protests in Tehran on Tuesday, a day after the capital's shopkeepers demonstrated against economic hardship and won a message of understanding from the president.

As people took to streets amid Iran's poor economical condition, several footage surfacing online show protestors clashing with security forces.

Iran's leadership is facing mounting pressure from abroad and emerging dissent from within as street protests over its reeling economy and the threat of a new round of military strikes hang over the country.

A large number of people took to the streets as protests erupted in Iran after the country’s currency registered a historic low against the US dollar.Rallies were held in other major cities, including Isfahan in central Iran,