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Dozens of Iranian provinces are experiencing extensive<\/a> blackouts on hot days of summer and amid the Covid-19 outbreak. In recent days, the regime state-run media acknowledged how officials profited from this situation and created it.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Mohammad Hassan\u00a0Motavilizadeh, CEO of\u00a0Tavanir, said the situation in the next would be \u201cemergency\u201d and that the Persian Year of 1400 is \u201can exceptional year in many ways.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The regime\u2019s parliament is trying to profit<\/a> $500 million in cryptocurrencies amid an extensive blackout. Besides, the regime continues exporting electricity to Iran\u2019s neighboring countries.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYesterday noon, in one of the hottest summer days, many parts of the capital experienced blackouts. While citizens in Tehran complained about the blackout, news indicated other parts of the country were experiencing<\/a> blackouts,\u201d wrote the state-run\u00a0Hamdeli\u00a0daily on Monday, July 5, 2021.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThere was a power outage in Tehran yesterday, while a large part of the capital was in total blackout for several hours on Saturday night,\u201d\u00a0Hamdeli\u00a0adds.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMeanwhile, one of the remarkable points for the public is the widespread blackout by the Ministry of Energy in different parts of the country, right after the elections. In the last hours of Saturday, many areas of Tehran and Alborz were in the blackout, and this power outage occurred completely outside the schedule, which shows the recklessness of the Ministry of Energy,\u201d\u00a0Hamdeli\u00a0daily writes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMore remarkably, however, is the new parliamentary plan to earn $500 million from the cryptocurrencies, which shows that the story has just\u00a0begun\u00a0and the crisis will continue in the coming years,\u201d\u00a0Hamdeli\u00a0daily acknowledged.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A few days ago, the Economic Commission of the parliament prepared a bill entitled \u201cSupport for the extraction of cryptocurrencies and the organization of its internal exchange market.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n According to this plan, the regime\u2019s Ministry of Industry, Mines, and Trade will be responsible for issuing licenses for cryptocurrency mining farms. In cooperation with the Ministries of Economy, Oil, Energy, and Communications, will process the country\u2019s cryptocurrencies mining farms to \u201cgenerate annual revenue of $500 million in 1401.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe electricity industry is under pressure because of the illegal extraction of digital currency, which consumes a lot of electricity,\u201d\u00a0Hamdeli\u00a0quoted a government-industry spokesman said some time ago.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhile Officials are planning to profit from cryptocurrencies, there is bad news of blackouts in several parts of the country. In the hottest days of the years, the southern parts of the country are facing more challenges. A netizen, Mojtaba, writes: \u2018On Saturday, in the hot and humid weather of Bushehr, we did not have electricity from 1 to 4:30 pm, but no one hears us,\u2019\u201d\u00a0Hamdeli\u00a0daily adds.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There are many speculations about the current electricity crisis in Iran. But the main reasons are the regime\u2019s negligence in addressing the damaged infrastructure of power plants, exporting electricity to neighboring countries, and cryptocurrency mining to circumvent sanctions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIn recent years, the Ministry of Energy officials have not spent money on the production of the power plant. If they have invested in this sector, they have implemented projects without any expertise. Many\u00a0Ministry\u00a0of Energy projects result in frequent blackouts, do not exist on the hottest days of the year. Announcing these projects are empty gestures of one of the most important\u00a0ministries and its subdivisions because if expert power plant projects were carried out, the situation would be different now,\u201d\u00a0Hamdeli\u00a0daily wrote on Monday in this regard.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Hamdeli\u00a0acknowledged that \u201cMeanwhile, cryptocurrency mining is another factor influencing the recent blackouts, and some say that the main reason for this crisis is the export of electricity to neighboring countries.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt is estimated that Iran supplies about 40 percent of Iraq\u2019s electricity, and it is noteworthy that according to the Minister of Energy last summer, electricity exports to Afghanistan will increase,\u201d\u00a0Hamdeli\u00a0writes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhile different segments of society face crises, and these widespread blackouts are out of their normal routine, what is the need for electricity exports?\u201d\u00a0Hamdeli\u00a0asks.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAccording to a report published by the Tehran Chamber, quoted by a Chinese newspaper, since late 2018, Iran has become a turning point for the Chinese in terms of bitcoin mining,\u201d wrote the state-run Rahe-Pardakht\u00a0website on July 9, 2020.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cChinese bitcoin farm in Rafsanjan is the largest digital currency production unit in Iran, and 54,000 miners are installed in it,\u201d Majid\u00a0Fassihi\u00a0Harandi, Governor of Rafsanjan, told the officials IRNA News Agency in<\/span>\u202fJanuary 2021<\/span><\/a>.\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In addition to its devasting effects on businesses, the massive blackouts amid Iran\u2019s amplifying Covid-19 crisis result in more deaths since hospitals cannot use the pulmotors.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAccording to Dr. Hamid Emadi, Head of Infectious Diseases Department, of Khomeini Hospital these days, power blackouts have plagued patients diagnosed with Covid-19 with acute pulmonary problems. This is because one of the most basic treatments for these patients is the use of an oxygen machine,\u201d the state-run Jahan-e Sanat daily wrote in this regard on May 24.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The ongoing massive blackouts and the regime\u2019s role have increased people\u2019s hatred toward the regime. Videos from Tehran showed people chanting \u201cDeath to the dictator\u201d and \u201cDeath to [Ali] Khamenei,\u201d the regime\u2019s supreme leader.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n July 4 – Tehran, #Iran<\/a> — People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) July 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\"](\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1.png\" "\\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\\""){kind=logo}
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Locals are heard chanting "Down with Khamenei! Down with dictator!" in escalating protests over frequent blackouts reported across the country.#IranProtests<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/M6NDT8uYvP<\/a><\/p>\n