{"id":306369,"date":"2023-04-24T17:28:18","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T16:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=306369"},"modified":"2023-04-24T17:28:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T16:28:18","slug":"is-irans-regime-playing-with-fire-by-increasing-fuel-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/is-irans-regime-playing-with-fire-by-increasing-fuel-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Iran\u2019s Regime Playing with Fire by Increasing Fuel Prices?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-250171 size-full\" title=\"iran-fuel-gasoline-card-subsidies\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/10884013_757-min.jpg\" alt=\"iran-fuel-gasoline-card-subsidies\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/10884013_757-min.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/10884013_757-min-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/10884013_757-min-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/10884013_757-min-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/10884013_757-min-696x390.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There have been rumors about increasing fuel prices in Iran. While officials deny this, they tacitly confirm the reports through actions such as recollecting government-issued fuel cards from people. Meanwhile, many consider increasing fuel prices as playing with fire with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/day-32-of-iran-protests-mek-confirms-death-of-at-least-1500-protesters\/\" rel=\"noopener\">severe consequences<\/a> for the ruling theocracy. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The state TV keeps on speaking about the necessity to increase fuel prices due to the devaluation of Iran\u2019s national currency, the rial, forcing an \u201cenormous financial burden on the government,\u201d thus leaving no choice for the regime but to increase fuel prices. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The regime tested the public\u2019s tolerance on April 4 by issuing an unsigned statement, confirming the increase in fuel prices. \u201cThe Guardian Council and government have ratified increasing fuel prices to 50,000 rials for rationed gasoline and 750,000 rials for regular fuel,\u201d the statement read. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fearing a public backlash, none of the regime\u2019s governing bodies took responsibility for this statement.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Now, state officials try to recollect fuel cards under the pretext of combatting gasoline smuggling, which they claim amounts to 50 million liters daily. Even some state-run outlets have rejected this bogus claim.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Why is Tehran spreading contradicting news and rumors about fuel prices?\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_AXDpKsiHVvU\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FAXDpKsiHVvU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AXDpKsiHVvU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-09-07T20:07:50Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_AXDpKsiHVvU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FAXDpKsiHVvU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Why is Tehran spreading contradicting news and rumors about fuel prices?<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AXDpKsiHVvU\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FAXDpKsiHVvU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Why is Tehran spreading contradicting news and rumors about fuel prices?\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"During the last few months, news about simultaneous increase and decrease of fuel and gas prices have been confusing people about the actual intention of Ebrahim Raisi&#039;s administration&#039;s economic agenda. This video is explaining why. Read More: https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IranNCR\/ https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy Subscribe to NCRI weekly newsletter: https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4jtprrtp\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe fuel tanker capacity is highly variable, with a maximum threshold of 35,000 liters. To put this into perspective, to smuggle a staggering 50 million liters of fuel, over 1,500 high-capacity road tankers must depart the nation daily!\u201d the state-run Etemad daily wrote on April 18.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fuel smuggling in Iran is a reality. But the regime is to blame for it, as the borders, ports, and the country\u2019s oil and gas industry are controlled by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.csis.org\/analysis\/iranian-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-irgc-iraqi-view-lost-role-or-bright-future\" rel=\"noopener\">Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cObviously, road tankers cannot smuggle 50 million liters of gasoline per day. Even if smugglers use fuel vans or trucks and trailers, which have a small capacity, hundreds of thousands of vehicles should line up at borders daily to smuggle this amount of gasoline. Such a scenario is unfeasible. Therefore, to effectively combat smuggling, authorities must dismantle the structured networks and entities that operate within official ports and borders, with access to their own private pipelines,\u201d the paper adds.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In another piece on April 21, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.etemadnewspaper.ir\/fa\/Main\/Detail\/199672\" rel=\"noopener\">Etemad acknowledged<\/a> how authorities are playing with fuel prices and opting to plunder people further while fearing their reaction.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWith many drivers still awaiting fuel cards, the recent news of gasoline price hikes, recollecting fuel cards, and authorities&#8217; denial of such increases have caused a significant social disturbance. The government&#8217;s sudden increase in fuel prices in November 2019, which officials had denied just a day prior, still lingers in society&#8217;s memory. The aftermath of that incident proved to be arduous for the public. Consequently, experts speculate that the current game of cat-and-mouse played by the authorities regarding fuel price hikes is an attempt to gauge the public&#8217;s patience,\u201d the paper wrote, warning about the consequences by reminding authorities about the major protests in November 2019, which rattled the regime\u2019s foundation. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By increasing fuel prices, the regime will shoot itself in the leg. Yet, the ruling theocracy desperately needs money to fund its oppressive apparatus and terrorism machine. Ebrahim Raisi\u2019s government has a huge budget deficit of roughly $11 billion. Yet, his budget bill includes a whopping 131% increase for the IRGC, the regime\u2019s primary force of oppression.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watch how the regime&#39;s MPs complain about the soaring prices of household <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gas<\/a> and judge if this has anything to do with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1tdAsvVjZg\">pic.twitter.com\/1tdAsvVjZg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1620023215480537092?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the interim, the bill mandates a minimum wage of 70 million rials per month or the equivalent of $171. In March, the Ministry of Labor estimated the poverty threshold to be approximately 150 million rials or $341 monthly. Furthermore, Iranian citizens are egregiously lacking in any form of governmental assistance, including social welfare and medical provisions. Raisi wants to compensate for his <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/the-narrative-of-irans-economy-empty-pockets-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\">government\u2019s budget deficit<\/a> by increasing taxes and digging his hands deeper into people\u2019s pockets by raising the price of basic needs such as fuel. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By increasing fuel prices, the prices of other consumer goods will also skyrocket, putting more pressure on the Iranian people, who are deprived of their basic needs due to the country\u2019s financial calamity. According to the state-run <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/donya-e-eqtesad.com\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-62\/3961430-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%AA-%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Donyaye Eqtesad<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> website<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, taxi fares will increase by 45% starting April 24, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aftabnews.ir\/fa\/news\/836091\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Aftab News reported<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> a simultaneous 23% increase in Tehran\u2019s subway tickets\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Inflation hovers above 50%, the prices are skyrocketing, and according to Iran\u2019s state media, over 80% of the population lives under the poverty line. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The nightmare of downfall, particularly amid the ongoing nationwide uprising, haunts the clerical regime. Iran\u2019s society is on the verge of another social explosion, and anything could lead to a devastating ending for the regime. Iran&#8217;s regime is walking on thin ice as the people have reached a point where they have nothing left to lose, and actions such as increasing fuel prices may only serve to hasten the regime&#8217;s downfall.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There have been rumors about increasing fuel prices in Iran. While officials deny this, they tacitly confirm the reports through actions such as recollecting government-issued fuel cards from people. 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