Protests Erupt in Iran as Fuel Prices Are Abruptly Raised
The timing of the announcement suggested an urgent scramble to fill a budget gap caused partly by severe American sanctions./ The authorities in Iran abruptly raised gasoline prices as much as 300 percent early Friday and imposed a strict rationing system, some of the most severe steps taken to manage an economic crisis caused in part by American sanctions. Within hours, protests erupted in Tehran and other cities. An announcement carried on state-run television described the changes as a way to help fund subsidies for about 60 million ...
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