The jewelers set the precedence for other merchants to follow suit. Shoe sellers, textile, home appliances and other shopkeepers are closing down in support of the jewelers.
In the tourist attraction Naqsh-e-Jahan bazaar many businesses were closed on Monday.
In some cases, the State Security Forces (SSF)—mullahs' suppressive police— succeeded in forcing the shopkeepers to open. However, once they found the opportunity closed their businesses and went home for the day avoiding running into the security forces.
The strike spread to other cities yesterday, the main market in the western city of Qazvin was closed for a few hours on Monday.