Iranian President Rouhani: Protests and Riots Are Two Different Things

At a government meeting about recent protests following the rise of fuel prices in Iran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that since the government cannot raise taxes or export more oil, it has to cut down on subsidies. In a warning to the protestors, he said that his government would not tolerate riots and that the government has monitoring systems and cameras that enable it to identify cars and their drivers if roads are blocked. His statements aired on Channel 1 (Iran) on November 18, 2019.