Iran Gasoline Price Hike Risks More Public Unrest

Iran gasoline price hike risks more public unrest

Empty state coffers, coupled with unchecked consumption and thriving smuggling, have forced the Iranian government to raise gasoline prices for heavy consumers. But the move could ignite fresh mass protests.

Iran’s New Gasoline Shock: Regime Policies Push Millions Toward Deeper Poverty

State-run outlets warn that the gasoline price hike is a financial earthquake that will worsen inflation while the regime avoids accountability for its budget crisis. As the regime prepares another steep increase in gasoline prices, even its own media can no longer conceal the scale of the economic disaster unfolding beneath the surface. What Tehran presents as a “reform” is being described by insiders as a destabilizing shock that will sweep th…