Reported by PMOI/MEK
Iran, July 31, 2018 – Iranian truck drivers in different cities across the country are striking for the ninth continuous day. Reports indicate that more than 130 cities in 31 provinces across the country have already joined the nation-wide truck driver strikes. Some of the better-known cities include Tabriz, capital of East Azerbaijan province, Isfahan, capital of Isfahan province, Mashhad, the second largest city of Iran and capital of Razavi Khorasan province.
Gas stations shut down due to lack of gas supply
On Monday, gas stations in Iran’s Qazvin province and cities west of Mazandaran shut down or were on the brink of shutting down because no gas supplies were available. Reports indicate that long queues of vehicles are forming in front of many gas stations. In one instance in Lahijan, vehicles made a several kilometers long queue in from of a gas station.
Iranian truck driver strike spreads
The second round of Iranian truck driver strike started on Monday, 23rd July.
Despite the Iranian regime’s crackdown and deceptions, the strike started to spread very fast.
According to reports, in Mashhad’s truck terminal, Iranian regime’s agents started to sell tires for low prices to lure drivers into abandoning the strike. Nonetheless, Mashhad’s terminal remained empty.
In Sar Bandar in Khuzestan province, Iranian authorities used Ministry of Roads and Transportation trucks to neutralize the driver’s strike.
In Kermanshah, Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and law enforcement officials started to remove the number plates of the trucks but faced a massive backlash by the families of the striking drivers.
In Bandar Abbas, the Iranian regime used some of its affiliates among the drivers to cover the strike and pretend that there is no strike.
Hail to Iran’s truck drivers and their nationwide strike. I urge everyone and especially the youth, to show their solidarity with them. I call on relevant international workers and truck owners’ unions and organizations to lend support to the toiling truck drivers in #Iran.
— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) July 25, 2018
Maryam Rajavi hails the truck drivers
Hail to Iran’s truck drivers and their nationwide strike. I urge everyone and especially the youth, to show their solidarity with them. I call on relevant international workers and truck owners’ unions and organizations to lend support to the toiling truck drivers in Iran.
