The strike of drivers and truckers continued for the sixth day.

The strike of drivers and truck owners in Iran continued for the sixth consecutive day.

The strikers did not accept the government's decision to increase the fare by 20% and have announced that they will continue the strike until the government responds to all their demands.

Ali Javanmardi, a correspondent for the Voice of America Persian Service, reported that on the sixth day, drivers at the border gates of Mehran, Bashmaq, and the cities of Khorramshahr and Abadan also joined the strike.

The strikers are protesting the high commission fees of trucking companies, the high cost of parts and road tolls, the lack of a cargo declaration hall and a scheduling system, and the discontinuation of drivers' insurance premium subsidies.

In recent days, some drivers contacted the Persian service of the Voice of America, stating that high truck insurance premiums and high commissions were the main reasons for the strikes.

Meanwhile, Prince Reza Pahlavi, in a message on Twitter on Sunday, considered nationwide strikes and civil society activities to be one of the effective ways to fight the Islamic Republic.

Truckers and drivers in some provinces, including Khorasan Razavi, Hormozgan, Fars, Lorestan, Kerman, Isfahan, and Qazvin, have refused to transport cargo since Tuesday, June 1, demanding a resolution to their problems.

The widespread strike caused a shortage of gasoline in cities such as Shiraz and Isfahan, but at the same time, reports indicated that officers were trying to supply gasoline to these cities by escorting some trucks.

Strikes by workers and various trade unions in Iran have increased in recent months.

In late April of this year, market vendors and economic activists in western Iran's border markets went on strike to protest new restrictions on the entry of goods into border markets and the closure of some border crossings.

Source: Voice of America