IRAN OIL WORKERS STRIKE AS ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS TOUGHENS

Unrest spreads to a vital industry, while the U.K. levels new sanctions on security officials for alleged human-rights violations

Workers at a petrochemical complex in southern Iran went on strike Monday, the latest sign that anti-government protests now in the fourth week are broadening to critical sectors of the economy.

Dozens of workers blocked roads and protested at a plant in Assaluyeh in the oil-rich province of Bushehr on the Persian Gulf, chanting “Do not fear. We stand together” and “Death to the dictator,” according to social-media posts.