Iran racked by protests after massive gas price hike
By:
EILEEN AJ CONNELLY
Protests broke out throughout Iran Saturday after the government moved to effectively hike the price of gasoline by 50 percent overnight.
Angry protesters parked cars in the streets to block traffic in more than a dozen cities, and crowds numbering in the thousands marched throughout the country, many chanting, “Down with the dictator” and other anti-government slogans.
Some shouted, “The enemy is here!” a reference to the government’s continued vilification of the US.