{"id":328646,"date":"2025-02-13T21:04:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T20:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=328646"},"modified":"2025-02-13T21:04:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T20:04:43","slug":"iran-protests-intensify-amid-power-outages-and-economic-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-intensify-amid-power-outages-and-economic-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests Intensify Amid Power Outages and Economic Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_328647\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328647\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-328647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/iran-isfahan-pharmacists-protest-13022025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/iran-isfahan-pharmacists-protest-13022025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/iran-isfahan-pharmacists-protest-13022025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/iran-isfahan-pharmacists-protest-13022025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/iran-isfahan-pharmacists-protest-13022025-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/iran-isfahan-pharmacists-protest-13022025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/iran-isfahan-pharmacists-protest-13022025-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pharmacists in Isfahan, central Iran, protested on February 13, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On February 14, 2025, protests erupted in multiple Iranian cities, fueled by widespread power outages, economic hardships, and growing public anger against the ruling establishment. Demonstrations were reported in Tehran, Karaj, Bushehr, Isfahan, and Hormozgan, with protesters chanting anti-regime slogans and demanding accountability from officials.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ongoing electricity crisis continues to be a major source of discontent. Widespread blackouts in multiple cities, including <strong>Tehran, Karaj,<\/strong> and <strong>Khorramdast<\/strong>, have triggered fresh rounds of protests. Residents of <strong>Chahardangeh<\/strong> and <strong>Khorramdast<\/strong> gathered to voice their frustration over the government\u2019s failure to address the power shortages, which have paralyzed daily life and business operations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The situation has worsened with cold weather conditions, making heating inaccessible for many households. \u201cThis is the \u2018peak of progress\u2019 that Khamenei talks about,\u201d an angry resident was heard saying in a viral video.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More images of the protest rally by pharmacists in Isfahan.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ce4ZIhxodg\">pic.twitter.com\/Ce4ZIhxodg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1890021088345919546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2025<\/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;\">As the clerical regime&#8217;s president Masoud Pezeshkian visited <strong>Bushehr<\/strong>, he was met with fierce opposition. Protesters in the province took to social media to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zawYCqD1KOw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post videos rejecting<\/a> his presence with slogans like \u201cPezeshkian, get out of Bushehr\u201d and \u201cResign, resign!\u201d Some demonstrators also referenced the government\u2019s execution record, chanting \u201cPezeshkian, with more than 780 executions on his record, resign immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <strong>Isfahan<\/strong>, a group of pharmacists staged a protest in front of the Social Security Organization, demanding overdue payments and solutions to supply chain disruptions in the pharmaceutical sector. Chanting \u201cEmpty promises are enough, our accounts are empty,\u201d they called for urgent financial relief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, oil industry workers in <strong>Hormozgan<\/strong> protested against unfair wage structures, calling for job classification reforms and an end to the government\u2019s mismanagement of their pension funds. Their demands included higher wages for new hires, fair distribution of benefits, and an end to pension fund mergers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PMOI Resistance Units mark the anniversary of the 1979 revolution in different cities across Iran.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PMOI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PMOI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ResistanceUnits?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ResistanceUnits<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0PQ6s837XQ\">pic.twitter.com\/0PQ6s837XQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1889965790272872910?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2025<\/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 <strong>Tehran<\/strong>\u2019s Ekbatan neighborhood and the city of <strong>Karaj<\/strong>, chants of \u201cDeath to Khamenei,\u201d \u201cDeath to the dictator,\u201d and \u201cFrom Dehdasht to Tehran, my life for Iran\u201d resonated on the night of February 13. The nightly protests, often sparked by power cuts and economic grievances, have become a recurring phenomenon. Videos circulating on social media show demonstrators in Karaj chanting \u201cKhamenei, the bloodthirsty snake, we will bury you underground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Furthermore, citizens in <strong>Shiraz, Yazd, Parand, Shazand, Bukan, Hashtgerd<\/strong>, and <strong>Kamyaran<\/strong> have also voiced their frustration over repeated power outages and poor governance. In <strong>Arak<\/strong>, residents rallied against severe air pollution, chanting: \u201cArakis, shout your rights, demand your justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 12\u2014Tehran, Iran<br \/>Residents of Ekbatan district chant anti-regime slogans and support the protests of the people of Dehdasht:<br \/>&quot;Down with Khamenei&quot;<br \/>&quot;From Dehdasht to Tehran, my life for Iran&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wZd3uNIf6K\">pic.twitter.com\/wZd3uNIf6K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1889769699036029384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2025<\/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;\">As the economic crisis deepens and the government struggles to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contain public discontent<\/a>, Iran faces an escalating wave of protests that show no sign of abating. With 24 provinces under partial or full shutdown due to energy shortages, frustration continues to mount, creating an increasingly volatile situation for the regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The government has so far failed to provide any concrete solutions to the ongoing crises, and with each passing day, the risk of larger and more coordinated demonstrations looms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On February 14, 2025, protests erupted in multiple Iranian cities, fueled by widespread power outages, economic hardships, and growing public anger against the ruling establishment. 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