VOL. XXXVIII

NO. 2

10-OCTOBER-1994

Iran

Aghazadeh Says Government Opts For Gradual Rise In Fuel Prices

The Iranian Oil Minister, Mr. Gholamreza Aghazadeh, who last August indicatedhis support for a sharp increase in domestic fuel prices to curb consumption (MEES,22 August), is now calling for a gradual increase to minimize the hardships onIranians. In an interview with the Tehran daily Resalat of 3 October, Mr.Aghazadeh said that the government had proposed a gradual rise and that heexpected the...