John Defterios: Iran is under financial pressure, subsidizing petrol prices to an enormous degree. He says it's hard to see how the authorities are going to maintain their subsidies. And if you see another round of price hikes, particularly of petrol, I think you can expect unrest to flare again once more," he adds.
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