Iran offers citizens $7 monthly payments as protests spiral over economic crisis: report

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Iran’s governmenthas said its citizens will be given a monthly payment equivalent to about $7 to ease economic pressures as protests spread across the country, according to reports.

The announcement was reported to have been made on Monday by the government spokesperson, Fatemeh Mohajerani, on Iranian State TV.

She said the measure was aimed at “preserving households’ purchasing power, controlling inflation and ensuring food security,” perThe New York Times.

The outlet also said the plan represents ashift away from long-standing import subsidiestoward direct assistance for citizens.

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Iranian protester facing off with authorities.

A protester faces Iranian security forces during clashes amid nationwide unrest, according to images released by the Iranian opposition group National Council of Resistance of Iran.(NCRI )

Under the proposal, roughly $10 billion that had been spent each year to subsidize certain imports, will now be given directly to the public.

Eligible Iranians will get 1 million Iranian tomans, which is around $7, in the form of credit that can be used to buy goods.

The labor minister said the payments would be handed out to about 80 million people, which is the majority of Iran’s population.

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Protesters march in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Dec.29, 2025.(Fars News Agency via AP)

Iran’s economy has been hit bysanctions and declining oil revenueswhich have led to protests.

The currency has lost more than half its value against the U.S.dollar.

The Statistical Center of Iran, a state-run body under Iran’s regime, reported in December that the average annual inflation rate also reached 42.2%, accordingto reports.

The payments were announced amidwidespread proteststhat included merchants, traders and university students, according to the Times.Marketplaces have been shut down and rallies have been held on campuses.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, pictured sitting next to a senior military official in Iran.(Getty Images)

As previously reported bythe intensity of the protestshas reached at least78 cities and 222 locations.

Protesters have been demanding the end of the regime controlled by the 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

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The group said the regime haskilled at least 20 people, including three children, and arrested 990 people.Khamenei’s security forces have detained more than 40 children, HRAI noted.

�s Benjamin Weinthal contributed to this report.

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