Iran Protesters Burn Billboard of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Amid Escalating Violence

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a meeting with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the country's diplomats in Tehran on Nov. 1, 2015. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP

Protesters in the Iranian city of Isfahan set fire to a billboard of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Monday, Iran International reported.

It comes amid growing tensions within the country after the government announced a hike of 50 percent in gasoline prices in an effort to redistribute money to the country’s neediest citizens.