TEHRAN - With shops that sell everything from herbs and spices to carpets and gems now firmly closed, Tehran's Grand Bazaar is on strike with merchants warning that higher taxes could force them to shut down for good. The usually bustling corridors of the centuries old market, known as 'Iran's economic pulse', have been deserted for the past week in a standoff between the hard-line government and merchants. Some shops were draped with black banners in protest. Work stoppages are rare in Iran but...
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