What is the main idea of the news item? [originaltext] [6] Iran is cutting th

[6] Iran is cutting the large state subsidies which allow Iranians to buy cheap food and fuel. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran could no longer afford the cost, which amounts to $100bn each year. The government plans to withdraw them completely by 2015.
    For some time, Iran’s president has made it clear: ordinary people are going to have to start paying more for food and energy. Now, after several months of delay, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has told state TV that cuts to fuel and food subsidies will begin almost immediately. The cut to subsidies may have a significant effect on life in Iran. The government will be watching closely for unrest. In 2007, there were riots when the government decided to begin rationing subsidized petrol.