Fuel price hike in Iran opens the door for regime change agents


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Nov 24 2019 23 mins   31
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 381. The protests gripped Iran following a government-mandated fuel price increase of 50 percent and fuel rationing program introduced on November 15th. The decision to ramp up fuel prices was met with violent and large public protests, something the government in Tehran did not anticipate. Protestors looted more hundreds of banks and shops across the Iran and barricaded highways. The government responded by shutting down the country's internet and instituting violent crackdowns. Neocon warmongers seized on Iran's policy error to call for revolution and regime change.