230 people killed in November protests: MP
Tehran Times – Top MP Mojtaba Zonnour has said 230 people were killed during the protests in November 2019. “In
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Gasoline rationing in Iran
Nearly 200 to 225 people killed in November protests, minister suggests
Tehran Times – Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani-Fazli has suggested that nearly 200 to 225 people were killed during the
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Restrictions on subsidized gasoline quotas in Iran
Financial Tribune – Fuel cards that hold 360 liters of gasoline will not be charged from April, head of the
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The assassination of Gen. Soleimani has united Iranians like never before
Foreign Policy | ROHOLLAH FAGHIHI: Grief and anger seized Iranians after the U.S. killing of Gen. Qassem Suleimani last Friday. Enormous
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Cash subsidy payments to rise in next fiscal year
Financial Tribune – The parliamentary body responsible for reviewing the budget bill, the Majlis Joint Commission, has approved the pooling
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Iran’s judiciary refuses to say how many were killed in November protests
Radio Farda – The spokesman for Iran’s Judiciary has once again evaded responsibility to announce the number of protesters killed
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No foreign national arrested during Nov. unrest: official
MNA – Iran’s Prosecutor-General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri has rejected rumors about the arrest of foreign nationals during the recent unrest
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What’s all the buzz about 2019 Iran gasoline protests?
Iran Review | Alireza Hashemi: The Iranian government imposed petrol rationing and raised gasoline prices from 50 percent to 200
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Promoting CNG as the national fuel, challenges and merits
MNA | Ebrahim Fallahi: Following the implementation of the gasoline rationing scheme, the government has been promoting the use of Compressed
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Iran starts internet shutdown ahead of possible new protests: report
Reuters – Iranian authorities have shut down mobile internet access to overseas sites in several provinces, an Iranian news agency
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Iranian official denies Ayatollah Khamenei ordered protests crackdown
Bloomberg – A senior official in the office of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has denied a report the supreme leader
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Iran’s daily gasoline consumption down by %15.9: Official
Press TV – Iran’s daily consumption of gasoline has dropped by almost a sixth more than a month after the
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Iran: Gasoline rationing did not eliminate smuggling
Financial Tribune – Rationing gasoline and raising pump prices by 200% that started on Nov. 15 will have no substantial
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After the Iran protests: How Europe can keep diplomacy alive
Bourse and Bazaar | Ellie Geranmayeh: The Middle East is facing a wave of protests—with the latest unrest in Iran
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IRGC head blames foreign influence for protest ‘sedition’
Al-Monitor – The head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami, issued a warning to the United States about
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Cleric blames Rouhani administration for abruptly raising gas price
FNA – Tehran’s provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani censured the government of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani
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Why the official death toll in recent events in Iran has not been announced yet?
Tehran Times | Mohammad Ghaderi: The main question that has been raised in regard to the events of the past
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Most of those killed in recent riots were not even present in protests: Iran’s Shamkhani
Tasnim – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said the majority of those killed in last
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President: National internet will be provided in parallel with foreign internet
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that national internet will be provided in parallel with foreign internet and
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Enemies had been counting on recent unrest in Iran: Vaezi
MNA – Iranian President’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi said on Wednesday that a number of countries including the US,
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Several riot leaders arrested in western Iran
FNA – Commander of Kermanshah province’s Law Enforcement Police Brigadier General Ali Akbar Javidan announced that his forces have recently
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Iran: $500 million in government’s grant to retrofit cabs, vans
Financial Tribune – The government’s Economic Council has approved a proposal by the Oil Ministry based on which the state-owned
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Iran targeting export of 30mln liters of gasoline per day
FNA – A senior energy official announced that Iran can now export some 25 million to 30 million liters of
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Ayatollah Khamenei labels some Iran protesters martyrs
Al-Monitor – In a rare though not unprecedented move, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei indirectly acknowledged excesses in the
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Leader calls for dealing with people injured, killed during recent unrest based on ‘Islamic compassion’
MNA – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has responded to a letter from the Secretary of
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Iran’s Rouhani calls for release of innocent, unarmed protesters
Reuters – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani called on Wednesday for the release of any unarmed and innocent people who were
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New cash transfers may lift 2 million Iranians out of poverty
Bourse and Bazaar | Djavad Salehi-Isfahani: The gasoline price hike of November 15 triggered widespread and violent protests in Iranian
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Will Iran’s 50% gas price hike pay off for the economy?
Al-Monitor | Bijan Khajehpour: On Nov. 15, Iran announced a shift in its gasoline subsidy policies that led to massive
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CIA behind recent unrest in Iran: Paul Craig Roberts
Tasnim – Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, former US assistant secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy under President Ronald Reagan
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How Iran’s hard-liners tried to ride wave of protests
Al-Monitor | Rohollah Faghihi: Feeling the heat, Iranian hard-liners are distancing themselves from the government’s fuel price hike. The government
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Sanctions may have fueled Iran protests, but have yet to further US goals
The New York Times | David E. Sanger: President Trump likes to say that Iran is “a different country” after
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Judiciary: 300 in custody over suspected role in Tehran riots
Press TV – The Iranian Judiciary says around 300 individuals currently remain in custody over their suspected involvement in the
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Iran Gov’t toughens eligibility for livelihood assistance program
Financial Tribune – After having paid $194.37 million to about 17.7 million households (60 million people) in the first round
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Iran: CNG use in vehicles helps cut fuel costs
Financial Tribune – Converting gasoline-powered vehicles, especially vans, to compressed natural gas hybrids can help reduce fuel costs for motorists
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Fuel price riots exposed enemies’ opportunism: Top general
Press TV – A top military commander says recent fuel-related riots that broke out across Iran exposed the degree of
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Iran’s DoE discounts gasoline rationing scheme
Financial Tribune – Kalantari: The decision to ration gasoline for private cars, cabs …has nothing to do with the torpid
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Some officials surprised by recent unrest in country: MP
MNA – In an interview with Mehr news agency, the Chairman of an Iranian Parliament’s fraction said “inconsiderate about the
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Senior cleric criticizes govt. for improper implementation of gasoline rationing plan
MNA – Tehran provisional Friday Prayers Leader Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari has called on the government to apologize the
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Iran: Gasoline and shock therapy
Financial Tribune | Amin Sabooni: When the government raised pump prices last week by 50%, from 10,000 rials to 15,000
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Gasoline price hike turbocharges demand for CNG hybrid cars
Financial Tribune – Demand for CNG hybrid cars and prices of such vehicles have soared since the Iranian government decided
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