The death toll in Iran from protests over gasoline rationing and price hikes of at least 50 percent has risen to 12 over the past two nights, Al Arabiya sources confirmed.



One protester was killed in Sirjan on Friday night while four died from their wounds in the city of Mahmara, south of Ahwaz province. At least one person was killed in the Iranian capital of Tehran in the Shahriar district.



At least 13 people are being treated for injuries as of Saturday.

Iranian protesters in Bushehr city call security forces “dishonorable” as the latter uses water cannons in an attempt to disperse the crowds revolting against the government’s decision to ration and hike the price of petrol.https://t.co/CxgBRQgPLG pic.twitter.com/ZEghqC5JLg — Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) November 16, 2019

Protests have erupted in at least 37 cities, including Mashhad, Sirjan, Poldokhtar, Ahwaz, Abadan, Khoramshahr, Tabriz, Shiraz, Isfahan, Birjand, Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Shar-e Quds, Damavand, Sanandaj, Bandar Rig, Yazd, Babol, Rasht, Urmia, Garmsar, Neyshabur, Saqqez, Chabahar, Ahar, Rudehen, Eslamshahr, Tehran, Gachsaran, Zahedan, Fardis, Qazvin, Hamedan, Khorramabad, and Kermanshah.



Iran imposed petrol rationing and raised pump prices by at least 50 percent on Friday, saying the move was aimed at helping citizens in need with cash handouts.

Iranian petrol protesters in the city of Eslamshahr –12 kilometers away from the capital Tehran– set fire to a banner with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s picture on it. https://t.co/CxgBRQgPLG pic.twitter.com/K6a3IJ6RW3 — Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) November 16, 2019

Videos being shared on social media showed protesters gathering in squares across the southwestern city of Ahwaz in Iran’s Khuzestan province. One video showed tires being burned to block the roads while another showed a group of protesters shouting anti-regime slogans near a petrol station.

Last Update: Wednesday, 20 May 2020 KSA 09:53 - GMT 06:53