Iranian Chaos: Spontaneous Revolt Against the Regime -- Pajamas Media
The port of Bandar Abbas is one of Iran’s major shipping hubs, as well as a big naval base in the Straits of Hormuz, and the site of a big refinery. It is now in chaos. Thousands of trucks, many of them loaded with imported foodstuffs, commercial goods of all description, and even oil products, have blocked the city’s roads, effectively ending all movement in and around the port. The drivers simply shut down their rigs, took the coils out of the engines, and walked away. On the water, there’s a similar shutdown of the hundreds of small boats and ferries that usually carry thousands of people each day to the nearby islands as well as to Dubai. They have clogged the harbor, and nothing is moving.
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More News On Unrest In Iran Over Cuts In Food And Fuel Subsidies
Iran forces on alert as economic 'surgery' begins -- TMCnet/AP
Iran deploys police as gas, food prices go up -- CNN
Iran Braces for Backlash as Subsidies Nixed -- CBS News
Iranian truck drivers stay off roads as gas prices rise steeply -- Washington Post
Prices in Iran rise after lifting of subsidies -- L.A. Times
Iran opposition: 'Dark future' awaits the economy -- MSNBC/AP
Energy Policy in Iran Leaves Many Gasping -- New York Times
My Comment: International sanctions are probably not helpful .... coupled with billions being spent on a nuclear program that many suspect is a weapon's program.