Worsening Energy Crisis in Iran Sparks Protests and Economic Shutdowns - Iran News Update

Unprecedented Energy Crisis and Government’s Inability Force Shutdowns in 27 Provinces in Iran

With the continuation of an unprecedented heatwave and a sharp decline in water and electricity resources, Iran’s regime has once again resorted to widespread shutdowns of government offices and institutions in more than 27 provinces across the country. Regime officials justified the decision as a measure to “manage energy consumption” and “help stabilize the electricity […]

Worsening Energy Crisis in Iran Sparks Protests and Economic Shutdowns - Iran News Update

Iran faces escalating water and electricity shortages, sparking protests, economic losses, and growing social unrest. On Friday, August 22, the people of Shiraz once again took to the streets in protest against repeated power outages, gathering in front of the governor’s office and a local gas station. Demonstrators chanted slogans such as “Water and electricity, life is our inalienable right,” while demanding an end to the regime’s chronic fail…

Iran Protests: Shiraz and Kazerun Rise Up Against Regime Amid Power Outages - Iran Freedom

Brave Iranians in Shiraz and Kazerun protest blackouts, demanding freedom and justice On August 21, 2025, residents of Shiraz took to the streets to protest frequent and prolonged electricity blackouts, voicing their anger at the clerical regime. Protesters chanted anti-regime slogans such as “Iranians may die, but will never accept humiliation,” “Iran, speak out and demand your rights,” “Freedom, Freedom, Freedom,” and “Not Gaza, nor Lebanon—my…