Demonstrations swept Iran this weekend as angry crowds protested the government's decision to raise gasoline prices.
“Setting a bank on fire is not an act done by our people. This is what criminals, thugs and hooligans do,” he added.Under the new fuel measures decided on by President Hassan Rouhani's government, each motorist is allowed to buy petrol at a minimum $0.13 a litre, or about 50 cents a gallon. That's an increase of 50 percent from the day before.Gasoline in the country is among the cheapest in the world, with Iranians heavily dependent on their cars.
Although there has been a plan to reduce subsidies and increase energy prices for some time, the timing of the price increase caught many by surprise. Anti-government protests have also swept through other countries in the Middle East, including neighboring Iraq and Lebanon which are crucial to Tehran's influence throughout the region.: “As I said to the people of Iran almost a year and a half ago: The United States is with you.”The government has said it plans to use the money raised by the price increase for cash payments to low income households.
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