Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces start to subsidy cuts

It sounds like US sanctions are impacting the Iranian government and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad intends to pass the economic suffering onto the population.
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Iranian president announces start to subsidy cuts

Iran's president on Saturday announced the start of a plan to slash energy and food subsidies, part of government efforts to boost the country's ailing economy.

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