Iran's Sudden Gas Price Hike Sparks Street Protests in 5 Cities

"Iran's abrupt decision to raise gasoline prices as its economy worsens under U.S. sanctions and domestic corruption has angered many Iranians, prompting protests in at least five cities and online complaints. 'Many Iranians are upset and understandably so,' said Jason Brodsky, policy director for U.S. advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran, in a VOA Persian interview. 'We've seen that the people can't win under the alleged pragmatic regime of Rouhani, just as they couldn't win under his [conservative] predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who instituted a similar fuel-rationing system in 2007 that only was discontinued in 2015.'"