Closed session of Parliament underway with MPs grilling Shamkhani on petrol price increase
Nov 17, 2019 09:41 Asia/Tehran [Updated: Sep 08, 2020 11:01 Asia/Tehran]
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Iranian parliament
Tehran (IP) - Iranian parliament held a closed session on Sunday where Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) briefed parliamentarians about gasoline rationing and increase in the price of petrol, answering questions from MPs.
Iran Press/ Iran news: The government introduced the new gasoline rationing plan and increased its price yesterday. The decision has prompted protests in some Iranian cities.
Today, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani is in Majlis (parliament) to answer questions from MPs and explain the decision to raise the price of petrol.
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