Iranians protest in large numbers as currency plunges to record low

TEHRAN, Iran: Huge numbers of Iranians took to the streets on December 29, in the largest protest seen in the country, following the country's currency crashing to a record low against the U.S. dollar, leading to the resignation of the head of the Central Bank.

State TV reported that Mohammad Reza Farzin had resigned even as traders and shopkeepers rallied in Saadi Street in downtown Tehran as well as in the Shu