The eruption of protests in the Iranian capital Tehran on Sunday and Monday has left officials scrambling to contain the tensions and avert further escalation over the deteriorating economy. Head of the parliamentary committee for national security and foreign policy Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh announced that a meeting will be held on Tuesday between MPs and concerned government officials to address the economy and the people’s concerns, reported the ISNA News Agency. He highlighted in this regard the importance of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal in wake of the developments in his country. The internal economic situation that has been affected by the deal requires discussion, he stated in first remarks by an Iranian official on the recent protests. The parliament had on Sunday held a closed-door meeting to tackle the economy and the hike in prices. Meanwhile, the governor of Tehran called for an emergency meeting for the concerned crisis cell to address the protests that converged near the parliament building in the capital on Monday. An official from the Tehran Grand Bazaar council Abdullah Esfandiari said that the market did not come to a complete halt due to Monday’s demonstrations. He added that the merchants’ demands are legitimate and they want clarifications over currency rates, reported ISNA. “We hope that officials will address their problems and for markets to resume normal functioning on Tuesday,” he stated. Government and Iranian Revolutionary Guard media, meanwhile, said that the protests stemmed from syndicate and economic demands that led to the closure of the market and a rally near the parliament. The pro-Guards Tasnim news agency said that the demonstrators protested against government economic policies, saying that the closure of the market was a message to officials. In addition, it accused “masked thugs” of seeking to infiltrate the protests and force merchants to close their shops. It also reported clashes between demonstrators and security forces on Jomhuri Street near parliament, saying the protesters set fire to public property and police kiosk. Rallies swept Tehran on Monday with demonstrators protesting the deteriorating economy. They swarmed the historic Grand Bazaar, forcing shopkeepers to close their stalls. ISNA said the protests had erupted after the Iranian rial dropped to 90,000 to the dollar on the countrys black market, despite government attempts to control the currency rate. Videos posted to social media showed protesters at the bazaar heckling shopkeepers who refused to close, shouting in Farsi: "Coward!" Others chanted “death to the dictator.” "Anti-riot police intervened" to disperse a protest in the Grand Bazaar, making two arrests, according to a carpet merchant. Special police forces had cordoned off the parliament building at Baharestan Square to impede the protesters’ advance. Videos posted on social media showed demonstrators confronting the police. Other videos appeared to show police charging into the crowd. The footage showed tear gas in the air and protesters screaming, "They attacked us with tear gas!" Another man is heard shouting: "Come back!" Irans latest economic troubles come against the backdrop of international firms pulling away from the country after President Donald Trumps decision to withdraw America from Tehrans nuclear deal with world powers. At the end of last year, similar economic protests roiled Iran and spread to some 75 cities and towns, becoming the largest demonstrations in the country since its 2009 disputed presidential election. The protests in late December and early January saw at least 25 people killed and nearly 5,000 people arrested by authorities.