{"id":334506,"date":"2025-07-21T22:01:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T21:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=334506"},"modified":"2025-07-22T07:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T06:56:10","slug":"iran-plunges-into-darkness-regimes-incompetence-fuels-nationwide-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-plunges-into-darkness-regimes-incompetence-fuels-nationwide-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests Surge as Regime Failures Leave Nation in Darkness"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Khorasan Razavi \u2013 Protest gathering by steel workers \u2013 Monday, July 21, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n

On July 21, 2025, a new wave of protests<\/a> swept across Iran, revealing a society pushed to its breaking point by the regime’s systemic incompetence. From truck drivers converging on a ministry in Tehran<\/strong> to furious steelworkers in Khorasan Razavi province<\/strong>, citizens from various sectors rose up, united by the catastrophic failure of the state to provide even the most basic services. These demonstrations are not isolated incidents but symptoms of a deeply rooted crisis of corruption and mismanagement that the regime has no intention to resolve.<\/p>\n

Livelihoods Extinguished by Power and Water Crisis<\/h2>\n

At the heart of the recent turmoil are crippling, unscheduled power outages that are devastating small businesses and endangering citizens. The daily reality for Iranians is one of desperation. A video from Mashhad<\/strong> shows a shopkeeper surveying his empty market, stating, \u201cIt\u2019s like we\u2019ve returned to 40 years ago. If you have a generator, you can work.\u201d He gestured to the other merchants standing idly outside in the heat, adding, \u201cNo customer comes here with this noise.\u201d<\/p>\n

This despair is echoed in Gilan province<\/strong>, where a baker reported the third power cut of the day had ruined his entire batch of dough. \u201cNow I have to take these bags and throw them in the trash,\u201d he lamented. He mocked the government\u2019s suggestion to buy a generator, asking how he could afford a 50-million-toman machine when his monthly profit is barely 10 million. Reports of power outages at a hospital in Tabriz underscore the life-threatening consequences of this infrastructural collapse.<\/p>\n

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July 21\u2014Nasimshahr, northern Iran
Residents of the Vajeh Abad neighborhood protests a three-day complete water outage during the scorching heat of July. Authorities took no measure to provide alternative water sources.#IranProtests<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/bhPH8YAYSM<\/a><\/p>\n

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) July 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n