Jan 7 (Reuters) – Iran’s clerical establishment is under mounting pressure from a new bout of unrest over economic privations caused by inflation that has rocketed since a war last June when Israeli and U.S. forces launched airstrikes, mainly targeting its nuclear sites.

Despite repeated outbreaks of nationwide protests stretching back decades, Iran’s opposition has remained fragmented among rival groups and ideological factions and appears to have little organised presence inside the Islamic Republic.