Iranian protesters are bringing the regime to halt on Thursday over the cost of living crisis plaguing the Islamic Republic — as $1 is now worth 1.4 million Iranian rials.

The protests began Sunday in downtown Tehran as the Iranian currency hit a new low, but they have since expanded in size and scope, moving beyond the narrower cause of the economy to "freedom and equality" and an end to the regime, evident in the slogans protesters are chanting.

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

As the U.S. and Israel back Iranians' right to protest against their leaders, authorities in Tehran detain students and declare a sudden holiday.

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. On Tuesday,

15 demonstrators s tood on the sidewalk of Seminole Boulevard and Ulmerton Road protesting Home Depot’s supporting ICE. They have been here every Saturday during December. During the demonstration, they were holding signs that said “De-ICE Home Depot” and “Keep ICE out.” Terry Lombardo is a member of Indivisible North Pinellas.

Israeli police responded to an anti-draft protest of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Tel Aviv on Monday, December 22, and declared it an “illegal demonstration.”Footage here, released by Israel Police, shows officers at the scene of the protest as demonstrators shout and clap their hands.