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Iran’s Illegal Petrol Market

May 7, 2014
Photo Blog
Iran’s Illegal Petrol Market
Iran’s Illegal Petrol Market
Iran’s Illegal Petrol Market
Iran’s Illegal Petrol Market
Iran’s Illegal Petrol Market
Iran’s Illegal Petrol Market
Iran’s Illegal Petrol Market
Iran’s Illegal Petrol Market
Iran’s Illegal Petrol Market
Iran’s Illegal Petrol Market
Iran’s Illegal Petrol Market
Iran’s Illegal Petrol Market
Iran’s Illegal Petrol Market
Iran’s Illegal Petrol Market
Iran’s Illegal Petrol Market
Iran’s Illegal Petrol Market
Iran’s Illegal Petrol Market
Iran’s Illegal Petrol Market
Iran’s Illegal Petrol Market
Iran’s Illegal Petrol Market
Iran’s Illegal Petrol Market
Iran’s Illegal Petrol Market

Illegal sales of liquefied petroleum gas continue in Varamin, near Tehran, despite widespread warnings of the dangers involved. Though the media often highlights the impact sanctions have had on Iran’s oil and petrochemical export industry, these photographs show that the rising cost of fuel has forced some Iranians to resort to the illegal market, which often sees gas stored in and decanted from unapproved containers.

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