Iran: the fuel crisis and sanctions pressure on households

Queues at petrol stations in Tehran after Operation Economic Outcast. We are tracking the decision on petrol prices and quotas, the effectiveness of secondary sanctions, the positions of China and the Emirates, the size of the daily shortfall and any new protests.

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Pred benzínkami v Teheráne stoja rady. Zdraženie vláda odkladá, v roku 2019 po ňom prišli protesty

Iránu chýba denne až 15 miliónov litrov benzínu. Vláda vie, že musí zdražieť, no cena paliva je tam politicky najvýbušnejšia položka.

25.8.2026

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Iran's government announced its decision on petrol prices and quotas, or postponed it again
The secondary sanctions got a specific effective date and a list of countries affected
China or the United Arab Emirates curtailed trade with Iran under the threat of sanctions, or publicly refused to
The daily petrol shortfall narrowed, or exceeded fifteen million litres
New protests over prices or fuel shortages broke out in Iranian cities

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