Iran Review | Alireza Hashemi: The Iranian government imposed petrol rationing and raised gasoline prices from 50 percent to 200 percent mid-November. Many Iranians were shocked by the move, which was not preceded or followed by adequate explanation on the part of the government. People were generally worried about yet another squeeze on living ...

FNA - Tehran's provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani censured the government of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani for not informing the society before the sudden execution of the gas price hike plan. A calamity occurred due to a wrong decision that led to the death and injury of several people and damage to some ...

Al-Monitor | Rohollah Faghihi: Feeling the heat, Iranian hard-liners are distancing themselves from the government's fuel price hike. The government announced Nov. 15 an important decision affecting daily life in Iran: the rationing of gasoline and a subsequent increase in gas prices. Iranians have bitter memories of fuel price hikes. They consider ...

Al-Monitor | Bijan Khajehpour: On Nov. 15, Iran announced a shift in its gasoline subsidy policies that led to massive social protests and the unprecedented government response of a weeklong internet shutdown. Though its too early to have a complete analysis of the recent wave of anti-government protests, it is valid to argue that the political, economic ...

Financial Tribune - Converting gasoline-powered vehicles, especially vans, to compressed natural gas hybrids can help reduce fuel costs for motorists by 100%, deputy managing director of the state-run National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company said. Vans need at least 1,000 liters of gasoline per month and filling up with the fuel will cost ...

Financial Tribune | Amin Sabooni: When the government raised pump prices last week by 50%, from 10,000 rials to 15,000 rails (for subsidized fuel -- 60 liters/per car/per month) and by 200% for unsubsidized gas, it did not go well with the working class, albeit, that is to say the least Friend and foe have been trying hard to figure out what happened ...

Financial Tribune - Demand for CNG hybrid cars and prices of such vehicles have soared since the Iranian government decided to triple gasoline prices overnight on Nov. 15, a business insider says. Alireza Pourhassani, a member of Tehran Auto Dealers Association, told Tasnim News Agency that in the past two weeks, CNG hybrid vehicles' prices have ...

Al-Monitor - Days could be numbered for President Hassan Rouhani's ministers of oil, interior and education as he faces one tough challenge after another in the remaining half of his term in office. Despite being dominated by pro-Reform camps largely aligned with the president's policies, the Iranian Parliament seems to be gearing up for a fresh ...

Bloomberg - Daily consumption of gasoline in Iran has dropped by about a fifth following the governments decision to hike prices and introduce rationing, according to officials. Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said demand fell by 20 million liters a day, while National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Co. said consumption had dropped from ...

Financial Tribune - Despite the fact that the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Companys gasoline output has not changed (115 million liters per day), the new rationing scheme announced last week has created a black market and resulted in long lines at the pumps The decision to sell gasoline at two rates is a breeding ground for corruption,...

Financial Tribune - Since the government rationed and raised the price of gasoline on Nov. 15, the public transportation fleet in Tehran has served 20% more passengers, Tehran City Council Chairman Mohsen Hashemi said. Hashemi also told ISNA that the recent fuel price jump has compelled a large number of commuters to opt for taxi, bus or subway ...

Press TV - Irans rial has regained some footing after days of slide that began following a government decision to increase the price of unsubsidized gasoline by three times. The IRNA news agency said in a Thursday report that the rial was trading 118,000 against the US dollar around noon local time in Tehran. The price reported had been obtained ...

MNA Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said that vigilance of the Iranian nation foiled enemies plots while highlighting that all those who have demonstrated hooliganism in recent riots will be brought to justice. Thugs, monarchists, and enemies can never interfere in Iranian nations determination for achieving their ...

Mizan | Amin Mohammadi, Mohammadreza Sharif, Mohammad Mohsenzadeh & Saeed Daneshvar: People have taken to the streets across Iranian provinces to denounce the recent acts of rioting and vandalism, which have hit several cities following a wave of protests against a government decision to increase gasoline prices.   ...

The Washington Post | Jason Rezaian: On Nov. 15, the government in Tehran raised prices for gasoline setting off a wave of protests that has yet to subside. The unrest has become so intense that the authorities decided to cut off the entire country from the Internet. Thats made it much more difficult for Iranians to communicate with the outside ...

Tasnim Rioters were filmed shooting at people and security forces in Irans southwestern province of Khuzestan following peaceful protests over price hikes in the past few days. A video footage was released by Iranian State TV showing at least four rioters targeting peaceful protesters, passersby and police forces who were providing security for ...

Reuters - Iran said on Wednesday that any figures on casualties during the countrys bloody protests over petrol price hikes were speculative, not reliable unless confirmed by Tehran, the countrys U.N. mission spokesman Alireza Miryousefi tweeted. The baseless allegations and fabricated figures by biased Western entities do not shake governments ...

MNA Government Spokesman Ali Rabeie announced on Wednesday that according to some gathered documents, troublemakers sought to set off some dynamite explosions in Asaluyeh, southern Iranian province of Bushehr. Admitting that the toughest pressure is imposed on the Iranian nation in the current year due to US-led sanctions, Rabeie noted that those ...

Reuters - Irans foreign ministry summoned the Swiss ambassador in Tehran on Wednesday over U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeos support for protesters demonstrating about fuel price hikes, the official IRNA news agency reported. Iran told the Swiss envoy, who represents U.S. interests in the Islamic Republic because Iran and the United States do ...

Tasnim The Iranian Army condemned recent riots in a number of cities across the country as a conspiracy hatched by enemies and said the Army is standing firm in defending the people and the achievements of the Islamic Republic. The sworn enemies of the Islamic Revolution have spared no efforts to overthrow the holy Establishment of the Islamic ...