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Iran raises prices of food staples, stirring panic and anger

An elderly man carries his shopping in front of a grocery store in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Iran abruptly raised prices as much as 300% for a variety of staples such as cooking oil, chicken, eggs and milk on Thursday. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) A man shops at a grocery store in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Iran abruptly raised prices as much as 300% for a variety of staples such as cooking oil, chicken, eggs and milk on Thursday. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) A customer looks at display cases in a bakery in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Iran abruptly raised prices as much as 300% for a variety of staples such as cooking oil, chicken, eggs and milk on Thursday. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) A customer looks at display cases in a bakery in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Iran abruptly raised prices as much as 300% for a variety of staples such as cooking oil, chicken, eggs and milk on Thursday. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) A customer buys bread in a bakery in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Iran abruptly raised prices as much as 300% for a variety of staples such as cooking oil, chicken, eggs and milk on Thursday. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) A man looks at a pack of pasta at a grocery store in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Iran abruptly raised prices as much as 300% for a variety of staples such as cooking oil, chicken, eggs and milk on Thursday. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Bakery worker Mojtaba Motallebi put bread packs in shelves at a bakery in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Iran abruptly raised prices as much as 300% for a variety of staples such as cooking oil, chicken, eggs and milk on Thursday. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Bakery worker Mojtaba Motallebi carries bread loaves at a bakery in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Iran abruptly raised prices as much as 300% for a variety of staples such as cooking oil, chicken, eggs and milk on Thursday. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)