{"id":347560,"date":"2026-08-25T12:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T11:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=347560"},"modified":"2026-08-25T12:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T11:56:15","slug":"iranian-state-media-warns-of-social-explosion-over-looming-fuel-price-hikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iranian-state-media-warns-of-social-explosion-over-looming-fuel-price-hikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian State Media Warns of Social Explosion Over Looming Fuel Price Hikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_341456\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-341456\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-341456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c4faa0c1-092c-4119-93bb-b275e248be57_690.jpg\" alt=\"Young Iranians rise in defiance during the nationwide uprising, setting fire to a regime police kiosk \u2014 a powerful act of resistance in the fight for freedom and justice.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c4faa0c1-092c-4119-93bb-b275e248be57_690.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c4faa0c1-092c-4119-93bb-b275e248be57_690-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c4faa0c1-092c-4119-93bb-b275e248be57_690-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c4faa0c1-092c-4119-93bb-b275e248be57_690-742x420.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c4faa0c1-092c-4119-93bb-b275e248be57_690-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c4faa0c1-092c-4119-93bb-b275e248be57_690-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-341456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young Iranians rise in defiance during the nationwide uprising, setting fire to a regime police kiosk\u2014 January 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Two-minute read<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Beneath the quiet surface of Iran, a deep and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">volatile anxiety<\/a> is brewing once again. Exhausted by recent military conflicts, crippling inflation, and a rapidly eroding standard of living, the Iranian public is bracing for a sudden spike in gasoline prices. It is a dangerous repetition for a regime that, in late 2025 and early 2026, went into full alert mode to prevent just such a crisis. Back then, the state frantically zig-zagged on price hike messaging, canceled announcements, staged wargames, and imposed night curfews in a desperate bid to mentally and physically absorb the blow. But the shock arrived anyway, igniting the fierce January 2026 uprising that sparked in the Tehran bazaar and rapidly spread throughout the nation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a remarkably candid <a href=\"https:\/\/jahanesanat.ir\/%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%B4%D9%88%DA%A9-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report published<\/a> on Saturday, August 22, 2026, the Iranian state-controlled economic daily <em>Jahan-e Sanat<\/em> issued a stark warning to the regime. The article, titled &#8220;From a Shock to Inflammation,&#8221; paints a grim picture of a society pushed to its absolute limits, capturing the voices of a public that feels it has nothing left to lose.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The impending price hike comes directly on the heels of a bleak admission from the regime\u2019s president, who laid bare the nation\u2019s dire financial and infrastructural realities following recent regional conflicts. According to the outlet, the president bluntly stated: \u201cWe have no money, we have no fuel, our storage facilities have been damaged in the war, and we have no choice but to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> Day 10: Clashes Intensify in Tehran Bazaar; Security Forces Withdraw from Abdanan<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jw57Z7K98A\">https:\/\/t.co\/Jw57Z7K98A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iran_policy\/status\/2008645157210779870?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But for ordinary Iranians already struggling to survive, the government\u2019s macroeconomic justifications ring hollow. The <em>Jahan-e Sanat<\/em> report captures the raw, unfiltered desperation on the streets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cEvery time they come to fix the eyebrow, they end up blinding the eye,\u201d said Abbas, a 67-year-old taxi driver, criticizing the government\u2019s mishandling of the economy. Pointing to the nationwide unrest that followed the last major fuel price hike, he asked: \u201cHave they forgotten November 2019?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For younger generations, the threat of a price hike is not just an economic burden\u2014it is a catalyst for direct action. Kian, a university student who is the sole breadwinner for his family, delivered a chilling warning through the state media outlet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWhat kind of logic is it that the president constantly says we have no money, we have no fuel?\u201d Kian asked. \u201cWe are at our breaking point; no steps are being taken to improve the situation. If the people protest this time, I will join them too.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NCRI Editorial: The Real Battle Is Inside Iran<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UneLPmeZZe\">https:\/\/t.co\/UneLPmeZZe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iran_policy\/status\/2088584352246513945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The publication also featured striking analysis from a sociologist Alireza Sharifi-Yazdi, who argued that the government\u2019s recent floating of an astronomical 87,000-toman per liter <a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/irans-gasoline-price-test-exposes-regimes-fear-of-a-new-social-explosion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gasoline price in Kerman<\/a> province was likely state propaganda designed to &#8220;break the mental barrier&#8221; of the public, making a smaller\u2014but still devastating\u2014price hike seem palatable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yet, Sharifi-Yazdi warned that the state&#8217;s calculus is severely underestimating the public&#8217;s exhaustion. Noting that Iran\u2019s oil revenues have plummeted toward zero and the country is staring down the barrel of hyperinflation, he offered a dire prognosis for the government&#8217;s stability.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;You can terrorize an opinion. You cannot terrorize an appetite. You can shoot a demonstrator, and the regime has shot thousands. You cannot shoot <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/hunger?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#hunger<\/a>, and hunger does not get tired, does not go home at night, and does not negotiate,&quot; writes <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MansoreGolestan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MansoreGolestan<\/a>.\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iran_policy\/status\/2087836160202625387?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cOur society has become severely more fragile and hopeless, and social capital\u2014especially between the people and the governing system\u2014has sharply declined,\u201d Sharifi-Yazdi told the outlet. Drawing a direct contrast to the environment of 2019, he concluded with an unprecedented warning: \u201cI believe society is now in a more critical state, and the readiness for unrest in society\u2014whether we call it a riot, revolution, or movement\u2014has greatly increased.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As <em>Jahan-e Sanat<\/em> notes, the current conditions in Iran require only a spark. Whether that spark is the price of fuel or another unforeseen grievance, the message from the streets of Tehran is unequivocal: the public&#8217;s patience has run dry, and the next shockwave could be imminent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two-minute read Beneath the quiet surface of Iran, a deep and volatile anxiety is brewing once again. Exhausted by recent military conflicts, crippling inflation, and a rapidly eroding standard of living, the Iranian public is bracing for a sudden spike in gasoline prices. 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