{"id":24084,"date":"2021-07-22T10:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T08:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=24084"},"modified":"2021-07-22T10:20:47","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T08:20:47","slug":"electricity-crisis-and-widespread-blackouts-in-iran-under-the-rule-of-mullahs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2021\/07\/electricity-crisis-and-widespread-blackouts-in-iran-under-the-rule-of-mullahs\/24084\/","title":{"rendered":"Electricity Crisis and Widespread Blackouts in Iran Under the Rule of Mullahs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Iranians are currently facing a number of crises, including extreme heat, water shortages, and the coronavirus pandemic, but one that you might not have heard about is the electricity crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So why is there a supposed\u00a0 shortage of electricity<\/a> that is resulting in blackouts across the country since late March? Simply, because like a lot of the problems facing Iran, the regime is prioritizing money for terrorism, warmongering, and other malign actions over the needs of the Iranian people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The public are facing power outages and water shortages, while regime officials and the state-run media admits to exporting electricity abroad, including a 540-megawatt power plant in Syria, and using water for its various factories. In fact, on July 4, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi advised that despite international sanctions, power outages, and everything else, the regime continues to export electricity to Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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