Iran: Petrol, bread and bullets

Countrywide protests in Iran have been met with one of the most brutal crackdowns in years, with hundreds reported dead. What makes these protests different? Jiyar Gol of BBC Persian and Taraneh Stone of BBC Monitoring have been watching the story.

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(Photo: Petrol station set ablaze by protesters in Iran. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)