The spreading unrest, sparked by economic protests by Tehran shopkeepers, adds to a list of pressures on the regime.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is grappling with multiple crises as the U.S. threatens to intervene to stop the violence.

Tehran also increasingly cut back its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, as tensions increased over its nuclear program in recent years. The IAEA’s director-general has warned Iran could build as many as 10 nuclear bombs, should it decide to weaponize its program.

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

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Iran shifts from import subsidies to direct $7 monthly payments for citizens as the currency loses its value and protests intensify nationwide, according to reports.

The Institute for the Study of War has recorded at least 369 protests in 28 of the country's 31 provinces since the unrest began.