Iran: More on Protest Against Fuel Rationing Law
NY TIMES: State radio reported early Wednesday that several stations were attacked ''by vandals,'' without giving further details. State-run television also said some of the vandals were detained. It did not give number of the detained people. Reports that gas stations in several cities across the country were also in flames could not be independently confirmed. Under the rationing plan, owners of private cars can buy 26 gallons of fuel per month at the subsidized price of 38 cents per gallon. Taxis can get 211 gallons a month at the subsidized price. Iran is the second-biggest exporter in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. But because it has low refining capability, it has to import more than 50 percent of its gasoline needs. To keep prices low, the government subsidized gas sales, saddling it with enormous costs. .
''This man, Ahmadinejad, has damaged all things. The timing of the rationing is just one case,'' said Reza Khorrami, a 27-year-old teacher who was among those lining up at one Tehran gas station before midnight on Tuesday. ''Is this good timing, to announce rationing only three hours before it starts?'' complained Ahmad Safai, a 30-year-old shopkeeper who was in line.
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2 comments:
And so it starts, faster rather than slower, which tells just how bad things are inside Iran. That is what I put forth and this past month we can see the effects of it. Sending in the Basij hasn't helped, and soon the IRGC will either pander and try to subvert or come forward to rule with an Iron Fist. I somehow doubt the Iranian People will buy the first. And the second? Look to the streets and wait to see what the Regular Army does... it is *not* the tool of the regime, although it has commanders throughout it. It is an army much like the returning Russian Army in 1917, save that it is already *home*.
The seeds of tyranny bear a weed with bitter fruit... as the first shade of the Tree of Liberty is starting to be seen next door... seek the tree for comfort and leave the poison fruit to die.
Thanks so much for this Serendip. Since the whole thing happened in less than two hours, I wonder whether they will now accuse the protestors of having been foreign agents, as is customary with all protests in Iran these days. Be good Serendip.
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