Jomhuri Eslami Street
| Length | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
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| Location | Tehran |
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Jomhuri Avenue is a street in the centre of Tehran, Iran. It has shops for the purchase of electronic equipment. Jomhuri is officially known as Jomhuri Islami Avenue which means Islamic republic. It is home to Tehran's biggest mobile phone shopping centre, Alaeddin (known as Bazaar-e Alaeddin). It is also a place where Tehran youngsters hang out during the evening.
Before the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the avenue's name was Shah (King).[1]
The initial protests of the 2025–2026 Iranian protests extended to Jomhuri Street.[2][3][4] A video and photo of an unidentified protester went viral, who defiantly sat in the middle of the Jomhuri at Tehran and refused to move for motorbike security forces, but later was beaten and forced to leave. The protester became known as Tehran's Tank Man, a reference to the Tank Man during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.[5][6][7][8]
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References
- ^ Elliot, Jason. Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys in Iran. Picador. p. 15.
- ^ رکوردشکنی قیمت ارز و اعتراض کسبه تهران؛ آنچه گذشت [Record-breaking exchange rates and protests by Tehran shopkeepers; what happened]. BBC News Persian (in Persian). 28 December 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ "Capital bazaar merchants protest surge in exchange rates". Iran International (in Persian). 28 December 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ "Tehran Protests Fizzle Out As Dollar Drops 10,000 Tomans After Central Bank Shake-up – Iran Front Page". ifpnews.com. 29 December 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ "Tehran's Tank Man: A Tiananmen moment". Iran International. 29 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ "Video of protester defying police in Iran goes viral". Agence France-Presse. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ Weiniger, Gabrielle (30 December 2025). "Inside Iran protests that threaten regime: 'This is the final battle'". The Times. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ Torbati, Yeganeh (31 December 2025). "Iranian protests sparked by economic woes quickly spread across country". The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 December 2025.