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Marketplace Morning Report

Iran's government cuts internet access

Marketplace Morning Report

Marketplace

News, Business

4.5927 Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

From the BBC World Service: The Iranian government has shut down internet access in response to ongoing protests, with demonstrators calling for the removal of the country’s Supreme Leader. Also, a major recall of Nestle baby formula expands to more countries, and after a volatile 2025, what’s on the horizon for cryptocurrency in the new year?

Transcript

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0:00.0

Huge crowds of protesters marched through Iran's capital. Live from the UK, this is the Marketplace

0:07.6

Morning Report from the BBC World Service. I'm Guy Kilty. Good morning. Tens of thousands of protesters

0:14.4

have taken to the streets of Iran, leading the government to shut down the internet in the country.

0:19.4

Rallies began nearly two weeks ago

0:21.0

after shopkeepers demonstrated against a sharp fall in the value of the Iranian currency against

0:26.4

the dollar. Protesters are now calling for the removal of Iran's supreme leader and at least

0:32.0

40 demonstrators and five security personnel have been killed during the unrest so far.

0:37.9

G.R. Gahl from the BBC's Persian service says that the country's weak economy is the key

0:42.8

reason for the protests. The US-lit sanction has crippled the economy. The value of

0:48.8

Iranian currency rules has sharply fallen against US dollar. And this has created an unsustainable situation

0:56.4

for so many people. Many people are struggling to make ends meet. But also many people are

1:02.9

unhappy about social restrictions and deep anger at political unaccountability, corruption on the highest level among the officials and also their

1:13.9

families. I think there are a combination of so many different reasons. People are coming to the

1:19.6

street. It feels many of them have little to lose. G. R. Gall. The Swiss food and drink giant

1:27.3

Nestle has said it's recalling more batches of its infant formula, this time in Africa, Asia and the Americas.

1:34.3

The BBC's Nick Marsh has been looking at this and has more details. Hi, Nick.

1:38.9

Hello, Guy.

1:40.0

So, which products exactly are we talking about here and which countries are affected?

1:46.3

We are talking about a range of Nestle products, specifically the SMA, the Nan, the Bieber,

1:54.6

and the Alphamino baby formulas and follow-on formula products.

2:00.7

I'm sure people listening, parents, young or old, they will be very familiar with

2:07.1

these products, big mainstream products sold all around the world.

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