Protests continue in Iran over food price hikes
ANKARA – Protests continue in Iran over hike in food prices and a shortage of commodities in the country.
Protests were reported in the cities of Borujerd and Dorud in the western Lorestan province, in Gunkan and Farsan in Chaharmahal Bakhtiari province and the city of Dehdasht in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in southwestern Iran.
Video footages shared on social media showed demonstrators chanting slogans against the country’s rulers and the government, whereas security forces tear gassed and shelled protesters.
Speaking to the Iranian state television, Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said the demonstrations were “not large-scale.”
“Our people did not respond to the calls of the enemies. Only a few dozen people gathered,” he said.
25 people have so far been arrested in a number of cities by security forces for orchestrating the protests.
The Iranian economy has suffered after the US reimposed sanctions on the country after it unilaterally withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran in 2018. The ongoing Ukraine war has also adversely affected the Iranian economy. Official figures put inflation at around 40%.
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