🔻The third gas price in Iran increased by 100%, changing from 5,000 toman per liter to 10,000 toman per liter.

The government said it has not changed the first and second subsidized gasoline prices. Iranian officials hope that this move will reduce citizens’ consumption and, in this way, enable the administration of Masoud Pezeshkian to make up for part of the shortfall in gasoline needed for consumption. Ali Khordpeir looks at the reasons behind the high per-capita fuel consumption of cars in Iran and how much changes in the price of this essential commodity will affect the level of consumption.