According to the Iran Retirees’ Council, railway workers held a rally outside the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development building in Tehran in protest of “crackdowns and empty tables.”

During their rally, the railway workers chanted: “Now that your minister is asleep, the train has to sleep!”, “On the tables there’s nothing; our answer isn’t the police!”, “If our problem isn’t resolved, a strike will begin!”, “Incompetent minister, come down and talk!”, “Incompetent minister resign, resign.”