US EditionTruckers’ Protests in Iran Grow and Win Support From Prominent Dissidents
- Truck drivers in Iran began a nationwide strike last Thursday in Bandar Abbas, blocking roads and ports across the country.
- The strike protests low salaries, high insurance rates, poor road security, and a planned fuel price increase from 4 cents to nearly 50 cents per liter scheduled for late June.
- Videos showed truck lines parked on major roads, and notable dissidents like Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi and filmmaker Jafar Panahi publicly supported the strike.
- Jalal Mousavi, a union official, said truckers struggle with rising fuel, parts, and repair costs, and the government’s Cabinet pledged to consider their needs amid ongoing US sanctions affecting Iran's oil sector.
- The strike highlights growing economic stress and could escalate into wider anti-government protests given Iran’s history of economic unrest met with harsh crackdowns.
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Truckers' protest in Iran gathers steam and wins support from prominent dissident voices
Truck drivers in Iran continued a nearly week-long strike on Wednesday, incensed by low salaries, high insurance rates, and a possible hike in fuel prices.
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