Iran 22.05.2025

Truck drivers launch week-long nationwide strike: Media sources reported on May 23 that truck drivers in Iran have begun a nationwide strike over fuel cuts and rising costs on May 22, with the strike action expected to last another week. Reports indicate that the strikes had so far taken place in Arak, Ilam, Bandar Abbas, Tabriz, Sirjan, Shiraz and Kermanshah. Logistics disruptions and delays are to be expected during this period.