Iranians face midnight fuel price surge as subsidies cut
Iranians have rushed to gas stations to fill their cars before a price surge expected at midnight on Thursday, as President Hassan Rouhani pushes ahead with a policy to cut fuel subsidies. The new prices of subsidized petrol, diesel and compressed natural gas (CNG) have not been announced, but the increases will test Rouhani's support among a population battered by soaring inflation that has been exacerbated by economic sanctions. With memories of riots at the pumps when cheap fuel was rationed for the first time, in 2007, police are on the ...
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