Iran: rallies, drivers on strike in various cities protesting high fuel prices

                     
                   Increasing fuel prices are leading to major protests across Iran 

Minibus drivers in the city of Malayer went on strike on Saturday, April 27th, protesting the increasing prices of fuel. Passengers in this city protested the rising price of gasoline and disorders caused in their daily lives.
A group of passengers and citizens in the city of Lahijan on Friday, April 26th, protested rising automobile renting prices and staged a gathering resulting from rising gasoline prices.
Taxi drivers in the area of Seyed Khandan and Azadi Avenue in Tehran rallied on Sunday, April 28th, at the taxi stations protesting increasing and demanding a final resolution on the issue of taxi rates.
According to other news a number of truck owners in Tehran went on strike on Sunday, April 28th, protesting the increasing energy prices and especially diesel fuel.