Pensioners demonstrated Sunday outside Iranian National Insurance branches in Tehran, Kermanshah, Shush, Isfahan, Ahvaz, and other cities, demanding action on claims and restoration of revoked economic rights, according to Abu Ali Express. In Rasht, textile workers protested months of unpaid wages. In Isfahan, steel-industry pensioners — whose sector was damaged in Israeli strikes during Operation Roaring Lion — also held a protest.
Sunday's protests mark the latest wave of public discontent in Iran over economic hardship, this time centered on pensioners and workers. According to Abu Ali Express, demonstrations took place outside social security agency branches in at least six cities — Tehran, Kermanshah, Shush, Isfahan, Ahvaz, and more — with protesters demanding their claims be processed and their revoked economic rights be restored.
In Rasht, textile factory workers protested over several months of unpaid wages, adding a labor dimension to the unrest. In Isfahan, retired steel-industry workers staged a separate protest; their sector was damaged in Israeli strikes during Operation Roaring Lion, the joint US-Israel operation in February 2026, as The Zioneer has previously reported.
The Iranian protests come amid ongoing economic strain, though no immediate police intervention or violence has been reported. The scope and duration of the demonstrations remain unclear.
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