Iran's Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said in a meeting with food and beverage producers, entrepreneurs and industrialists on Tuesday afternoon that "Enemy is attempting to create unrest and social dissatisfaction within the country, that is their aim."
Iran has witnessed rising prices in the months following America's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA ).
US President Donald Trump announced on 8 May that Washington would pull out of Iran's nuclear deal and re-impose sanctions against Tehran.
This is while most world powers, including Russia, China, and the European Union have repeatedly stressed that keeping the deal is in the interest of world peace and security.