US-Iran news, Jan. 11 -- Experts predicted that the silver prices are likely to rise to a new high on Monday, 12 January 2026, due to the escalating tensions over the anti-government protests in Iran and US President Donald Trump's intervention threat in the conflict.

The citizens of Iran have filled the streets of the national capital, Tehran, as the anti-government protests intensified on Saturday night amid the internet shutdown in the country and the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei-led government's crackdown.

Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX) data shows that the silver prices for the March 2026 contract closed 0.29% or Rs.723 per kilogram lower at Rs.252,002 per kg after Friday's trading session, compared to Rs.252,725 per kg, as per the exchan...