{"id":346993,"date":"2026-07-29T10:50:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T09:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=346993"},"modified":"2026-07-29T10:50:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T09:50:03","slug":"iran-faces-pre-hyperinflation-and-widespread-protests-amid-crippling-energy-deficits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/iran-faces-pre-hyperinflation-and-widespread-protests-amid-crippling-energy-deficits\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Faces Pre-Hyperinflation and Widespread Protests Amid Crippling Energy Deficits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" aria-busy=\"false\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_346994\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-346994\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-346994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/iran-factory-workers-idle-power-outages.jpg\" alt=\"Factory workers idle amid production halt caused by power outages, underscoring the growing strain of energy shortages on Iran\u2019s industrial workforce and employment\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/iran-factory-workers-idle-power-outages.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/iran-factory-workers-idle-power-outages-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/iran-factory-workers-idle-power-outages-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/iran-factory-workers-idle-power-outages-745x420.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/iran-factory-workers-idle-power-outages-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/iran-factory-workers-idle-power-outages-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-346994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Factory workers idle amid production halt caused by power outages, underscoring the growing strain of energy shortages on Iran\u2019s industrial workforce and employment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" aria-busy=\"false\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"model-response-message-contentr_92b460fd13c6b2b5\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel enable-luminous-fast-follows enable-updated-hr-color md-content\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-busy=\"false\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"1\"><strong><em>Two-minute read<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_ac68b3c3d360eb3e-64\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"1\"><span data-path-to-node=\"1,0\">The Iranian regime is confronting a severe crisis marked by energy deficits, collapsing living standards, and escalating public anger<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"1,2\">. According to a survey by the Ara Polling Center published by the state-run outlet <i data-path-to-node=\"1,2\" data-index-in-node=\"84\">Didar News<\/i> on July 20, 2026, 63.6 percent of Iranians experience anger, with public trust in government institutions hovering at a dismal 25 to 30 percent<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"1,4\">. State economist <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\/4283402-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF-%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%85-%D8%B4%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%85%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%87-%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%A2%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%87%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%86%D9%88%D8%A8-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masoud Nili warned<\/a> on July 20, 2026, that Iran has crossed chronic inflation into the &#8220;station before hyperinflation,&#8221; while former Central Bank Chief Abdolnasser Hemmati acknowledged that real per capita income has halved since 2011<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"1,6\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_ac68b3c3d360eb3e-65\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"2\"><span data-path-to-node=\"2,0\">These official metrics\u2014filtered through state-controlled institutions staffed by officials complicit in systemic plunder or restrained by fear\u2014represent only a fraction of the actual economic ruin. Despite this grim reality, Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei dismissed public hardship on July 20, 2026, declaring, &#8220;Standing against the enemy has a cost and we must accept this cost&#8221;<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"2,2\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_ac68b3c3d360eb3e-66\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"><span data-path-to-node=\"3,0\">In response, citizens are flooding the streets<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"3,2\">. On July 27, 2026, telecommunications <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranntv.com\/999750-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%B3%D8%AA%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%AC-%D9%88-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6-%D8%A8%D9%87-%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D9%85%D8%B4%DA%A9%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%B9%DB%8C%D8%B4%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%AF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retirees protested<\/a> in Kermanshah, Isfahan, Sanandaj, and Bijar, chanting, &#8220;From this high cost of living, people became crazy&#8221;<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"3,4\">. Social Security retirees marched in Ahvaz, Tehran, and Shush on July 26, shouting, &#8220;Enough with warmongering, our tables are empty&#8221;<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"3,6\">. Protests also erupted among national housing applicants in Zanjan on July 28 and striking factory workers in Tabriz<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"3,8\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Iran is engulfed in a severe socio-<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/economic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#economic<\/a> crisis, driven by geopolitical adventurism, systemic mismanagement, and hyperinflation,&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MansoreGolestan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MansoreGolestan<\/a> writes.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kNJLoCPPdC\">https:\/\/t.co\/kNJLoCPPdC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iran_policy\/status\/2079586385036484921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"4\">Severe Energy Shortages<\/h2>\n<p id=\"p-rc_ac68b3c3d360eb3e-67\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"5\"><span data-path-to-node=\"5,0\">Compounding the financial ruin is an acute energy crisis<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"5,2\">. Hamid Hosseini, spokesman for the Union of Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Exporters, <a href=\"https:\/\/zagros24.net\/farsi\/%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%DB%B2%DB%B0-%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%DB%8C\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported on July 27,<\/a> 2026, that Iran faces a daily gasoline deficit of nearly 20 million liters<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"5,4\">. The following day, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani confirmed a reduction in the subsidized gasoline quota from 70 to 50 liters and signaled potential price hikes for non-quota fuel<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"5,6\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_ac68b3c3d360eb3e-68\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"6\"><span data-path-to-node=\"6,0\">Meanwhile, rolling blackouts continue to devastate the nation\u2019s industrial sector<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"6,2\">. Hashem Oraee, head of the Energy Union, revealed in a July 22, 2026, interview with <i data-path-to-node=\"6,2\" data-index-in-node=\"85\">Fararu<\/i> that industrial parks are being forcibly cut off from electricity two days a week, warning that severe shortages will persist without radical reform<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"6,4\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_ac68b3c3d360eb3e-69\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"7\"><span data-path-to-node=\"7,0\">Rather than addressing systemic mismanagement, state officials have used geopolitical tensions as a shield<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"7,2\">. Tehran City Council Chairman Mehdi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etemadonline.com\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-9\/784068-%DA%86%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AC%D9%86%DA%AF-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%AC%D9%87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chamran claimed<\/a> on July 26, 2026, that municipal services must be stripped to divert funds toward crisis management<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"7,4\">. However, Oraee rejected these justifications, pointing out that officials routinely weaponize war conditions to mask decades of structural failure<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"7,6\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;As temperatures soar, the blockade tightens, and the war escalates, Iran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/society?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#society<\/a> has crossed the threshold of fear. The country is no longer merely in crisis; it is a pressurized chamber where citizens have\u00a0identified\u00a0their captors and are bracing for the final, inevitable\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iran_policy\/status\/2077404838753669123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"8\">Fear of Social Explosion<\/h2>\n<p id=\"p-rc_ac68b3c3d360eb3e-70\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"9\"><span data-path-to-node=\"9,0\">Inside the political establishment, plans to shift costs onto the public are stoking panic<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"9,2\">. MP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharghdaily.com\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-12\/1115991-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B9%D8%A7-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%AF-%D9%87%DB%8C%DA%86-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A6%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%86%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malek Shariati cited plans<\/a> for a 10,000-toman gasoline tier on July 20, 2026, while parliamentary commission head Pezhmanfar announced on July 22 that smart meters would be used to disconnect high-consuming users\u2014tactics driven less by policy coherence and more by a desperate scramble to manage an increasingly volatile public. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_ac68b3c3d360eb3e-71\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"10\"><span data-path-to-node=\"10,0\">Alarmed by the potential fallout, MP Bayat warned in a July 28, 2026, parliamentary session that agricultural electricity bills had skyrocketed to 70 million tomans, cautioning against unannounced fuel price hikes<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"10,2\">. Crucially, these warnings from state insiders do not spring from empathy for the impoverished population; they stem entirely from terror over the uncontrollable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social explosion<\/a> that additional economic shocks will ignite.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_ac68b3c3d360eb3e-72\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"11\"><span data-path-to-node=\"11,0\">This mounting pressure is simultaneously escalating within the regime&#8217;s prisons<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"11,2\">. In late July 2026, 1,500 death-row inmates in Ghezel Hesar Prison reached their fourteenth day of a hunger strike against executions, with several prisoners sewing their lips shut in desperate protest<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"11,4\">. Incapable of providing basic stability or economic relief, the clerical regime now faces an enraged and increasingly organized populace, rapidly driving the nation toward an inevitable tipping point.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two-minute read The Iranian regime is confronting a severe crisis marked by energy deficits, collapsing living standards, and escalating public anger. 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