India, Dec. 30 -- Widespread protests by traders and shopkeepers broke out in several major cities after Iran's currency, the rial, plunged to an all-time low against the US dollar. This also comes after President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday, December 27, ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with US President Donald Trump on Monday, December 29, that the nation is in a "full-scale war" with the United States.

"We are in a full-scale war with the US, Israel, and Europe; they don't want our country to remain stable," said Pezeshkian, according to the Associated Press. "If the enemy chooses confrontation, they will naturally face a more decisive response."

The protests were sparked by the currency plunge. Moh...