Truck drivers in Iran have been striking for four days, disrupting transportation in over 40 cities, in response to a government plan for a tiered diesel pricing system that threatens their livelihoods. The strike has drawn attention to widespread discontent with the regime’s economic policies amid chronic inflation and fuel shortages, prompting solidarity from other sectors. Despite government claims that the pricing reform aims to reduce smuggling, truckers argue it exacerbates their financial struggles, and security forces have responded with arrests and intimidation tactics against the protests.
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