Will this finally bring down the theocracy in Iran?
"Truck drivers across Iran have launched a nationwide strike over rising insurance and maintenance costs and worsening economic conditions.[i] The truck drivers are protesting the government's plan to cut the amount of subsidized diesel allocated to truckers.[ii] Strikers also cited unaffordable insurance premiums, stagnant freight rates, and deteriorating road infrastructure.[iii] The government-subsidized insurance premium for truck drivers increased by approximately 45 percent earlier this year.[iv] The strike began in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, which is Iran’s primary shipping hub, on May 18 and has since spread to other major Iranian cities.[v] Economic-related protests and strikes have the potential to escalate into anti-regime protests similar to how demonstrations against increasing gas prices morphed into anti-regime protests in 2017 and 2018. ..."
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