“Mullahs get lost,” some protesters shouted, while burning portraits of Iran’s clerical rulers
THE IRANIAN government seemed to know that its decision to hike the price of heavily subsidised fuel would be met with widespread anger. It waited until midnight on November 15th, the start of the Iranian weekend, to unveil the move: a 50% increase on the price of the first 60 litres of petrol purchased each month, and a 300% increase on purchases above 60 litres. But it may have been surprised by the intensity of the protests that followed.
Mr Khamenei, though, said he wasn’t an “expert” on petrol subsidies. Other lawmakers said they were not consulted and blamed Mr Rouhani for making the move. His government has struggled to deal with American sanctions, reimposed last year after Donald Trump ditched the deal that curbed Iran’s nuclear programme in return for economic relief. Mr Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign has cut Iran off from the global economy.
Mr Rouhani is no stranger to protests. Over 20 Iranians were killed during demonstrations two years ago after the government increased the price of eggs. Petrol is a far more serious matter. Iranians treat its low cost as a birthright. It is cheaper than mineral water. Many Iranians cut rental costs by relocating from city centres to distant satellite towns, or drive from the provinces to the capital, Tehran, to work as taxi drivers. Others smuggle petrol abroad.
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