{"id":327575,"date":"2025-01-11T12:46:23","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T11:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=327575"},"modified":"2025-01-11T12:46:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T11:46:23","slug":"iran-news-widespread-closures-in-iran-amid-energy-crisis-reflect-regimes-incompetence-and-priorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/iran-news-widespread-closures-in-iran-amid-energy-crisis-reflect-regimes-incompetence-and-priorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: Widespread Closures in Iran Amid Energy Crisis Reflect Regime&#8217;s Incompetence and Priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_327576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327576\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-327576 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-snow-closure-street.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-snow-closure-street.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-snow-closure-street-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-snow-closure-street-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-snow-closure-street-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-snow-closure-street-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-snow-closure-street-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A quiet street in Iran during cold weather, with only a few people braving the conditions amid severe energy shortages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As temperatures drop, Iran\u2019s 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\u2019s military and terrorist ambitions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamaran.news\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%B1-59\/1655439-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B7%DB%8C%D9%84-%D9%87%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF-%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B4%D9%87-%D8%AF%DB%8C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">state-run <em>Jamaran<\/em><\/a>, Tehran\u2019s 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\u2019s monitoring center, admitted to a severe rise in consumption in provinces like Ilam, Lorestan, and Fars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime\u2019s official narrative blames citizens, urging them to reduce consumption. A nationwide campaign titled &#8220;2 Degrees Less&#8221; has failed spectacularly as the crisis deepens. While ordinary Iranians are left freezing, regime elites, including <a href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/filthy-rich-regime-elites-flaunt-lavish-villas-while-iranians-go-hungry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRGC families<\/a>, enjoy comfortable lives in luxurious neighborhoods and overseas properties.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> News in Brief<br \/>Arash Najafi, Head of the regime\u2019s Chamber of Commerce <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Energy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Energy<\/a> Commission, warned that a gas production shortage is having severe implications for the country&#39;s oil reserves.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KtV9LEUNZV\">https:\/\/t.co\/KtV9LEUNZV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NpkhrPorlf\">pic.twitter.com\/NpkhrPorlf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1723736158234968422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a recent parliament session, Energy Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/donya-e-eqtesad.com\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-62\/4141084-%D8%B9%D8%B0%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C-%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%AA-%D9%86%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF-%DA%A9%D9%85%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AF-%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AC%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AF-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abbas Aliabadi admitted<\/a> that the gas shortages are \u201ca reality\u201d and cannot be resolved anytime soon. He ominously added, \u201cWinter can be managed with warm clothes, but a harsh summer will be far worse.\u201d Such statements reflect the regime\u2019s chronic neglect of infrastructure and its obsession with funding proxy wars, missile development, and nuclear ambitions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While citizens <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/facts-and-stats-on-energy-crisis-in-iran\/\">endure blackouts<\/a> in the summer and heating crises in the winter, the regime\u2019s priorities remain firmly fixed on maintaining its corrupt power and financing global terror networks. For a population deprived of basic essentials, the regime&#8217;s misplaced priorities and systemic failure are nothing short of a national betrayal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As temperatures drop, Iran&rsquo;s clerical regime is again exposing its gross mismanagement, with energy shortages forcing widespread closures across multiple provinces. 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