Reports from Oshnavieh: Threats to shopkeepers for the mandatory closure of shops Officials have forced shopkeepers and bazaar merchants to close their shops and markets for mourning during the burial ceremony. Today, they went around the bazaar and shut anyone who did not close their shops, and threatened punishment against any shopkeeper who did not comply. Merchants, who these days are struggling with stagnation, rising prices, and a decline in sales, say that forced closure puts additional pressure on their livelihoods.