The nationwide strike by truckers and heavy vehicle drivers continued with strength and solidarity for the eighth consecutive day on Thursday, May 29, 2025, despite repressive actions, threats, judicial intimidation, and hollow promises. With the addition of new cities such as Marivan, Anzali, Asman Abadi (Ilam), and Kahak (Qom), the strike has now spread to at least 140 cities across 30 provinces. Videos released show key transit highways—including Bandar Abbas–Shiraz, Mashhad, Arak, Qazvin, and Shahreza—completely deserted.
Fearing the expansion of the strike and escalating public dissatisfaction, the regime has deployed a convoy of IRGC trucks under the title “Convoy for the Transport of Essential Goods for Tehran Province.”
Yesterday, small truck owners in Neyshabur joined the protest. Retirees, teachers, oil workers, women, nurses, child rights advocates, and anti-execution activists issued statements of support, demonstrating that the truckers’ strike echoes the legitimate demands of millions of workers and toilers.
Today, truckers reported that several of their colleagues have been arrested in Isfahan, Hormozgan, Fars, Kermanshah, Gilan-e Gharb, Ardabil, and Khuzestan, demanding their immediate and unconditional release. The truckers also firmly rejected the promises made by government officials—such as Reza Rostami, head of the Transportation, Transit, and Logistics Commission of the Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, and the head of the parliamentary construction committee—to review freight rates and issues of insurance and fuel by the end of Khordad (June 21) as mere ploys to break the strike.
The IRGC in Khuzestan issued a statement announcing that individuals filming the truckers’ strike in Bandar Imam had been arrested. Kamran Mirhaji, the notorious prosecutor of Fars Province, stated that those obstructing truck activity had been detained and charged, warning, “Serious action will be taken against those who cause disruption.” (Mehr News Agency – May 28). In an audio clip, the same prosecutor declared: “As the public prosecutor of the county, I will definitely intervene—I will absolutely deal with their fuel cards, with the systematic and physical impoundment of their vehicles… I will not let them off the hook.”
The General Directorate of Roads and Road Transport of Yazd Province issued a notice threatening that all transport fleet vehicles in Yazd must report to the terminal at 10:00 AM on Saturday, May 31, for loading, or their services would be suspended.
Fatemeh Mohajerani, spokesperson for Masoud Pezeshkian, stated on May 28, 2025—echoing the Shah’s belated confessions during the final days of his rule—“A report on the truckers’ strike was presented by Ms. Sadegh, and it was emphasized that the government has a duty to respond to the needs of all citizens. The voices of all citizens will be heard, and their needs will be addressed.” (IRNA – May 28, 2025)
On May 29, 2025, the state-run Donya-ye-Eqtesad newspaper wrote: “The truckers’ strike is not just a stoppage by a single trade group, but a warning bell for the entire road-based supply chain—the main artery of Iran’s economy. For an economy where over 90% of goods are transported via road freight, the truckers’ strike is not merely a professional dispute, but a symptom of institutional dysfunction. If the wheels of transportation stop, the wheels of industry will also come to a halt. For us, transportation is not just a route, but the lifeblood of production.”
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)
29 May 2025
