As temperatures drop, Iran’s clerical regime is again exposing its gross mismanagement, with energy shortages forcing widespread closures across multiple provinces. On January 11, 2025, public offices, schools, and universities in at least 20 provinces, including Tehran, were shut down due to an acute gas shortage, a stark contrast to the lavish resources spent on the regime’s military and terrorist ambitions.
According to state-run Jamaran, Tehran’s government institutions and schools shifted to remote operations, while other provinces like Kerman, Isfahan, and Golestan completely ceased in-person activities. The closures followed a 16% increase in gas consumption, according to Hassan Mousavi, a spokesperson for the National Iranian Gas Company. Meanwhile, Gholamreza Koushki, head of the gas company’s monitoring center, admitted to a severe rise in consumption in provinces like Ilam, Lorestan, and Fars.
The regime’s official narrative blames citizens, urging them to reduce consumption. A nationwide campaign titled “2 Degrees Less” has failed spectacularly as the crisis deepens. While ordinary Iranians are left freezing, regime elites, including IRGC families, enjoy comfortable lives in luxurious neighborhoods and overseas properties.
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Arash Najafi, Head of the regime’s Chamber of Commerce #Energy Commission, warned that a gas production shortage is having severe implications for the country's oil reserves.https://t.co/KtV9LEUNZV pic.twitter.com/NpkhrPorlf— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) November 12, 2023
In a recent parliament session, Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi admitted that the gas shortages are “a reality” and cannot be resolved anytime soon. He ominously added, “Winter can be managed with warm clothes, but a harsh summer will be far worse.” Such statements reflect the regime’s chronic neglect of infrastructure and its obsession with funding proxy wars, missile development, and nuclear ambitions.
While citizens endure blackouts in the summer and heating crises in the winter, the regime’s priorities remain firmly fixed on maintaining its corrupt power and financing global terror networks. For a population deprived of basic essentials, the regime’s misplaced priorities and systemic failure are nothing short of a national betrayal.