Politics
Iran faces winter gas shortage as war damage cripples supply
October 25, 2026 at 05:57 PM
Iran's parliament speaker has urged a 10 percent cut in gas consumption to avert a winter shortage worsened by war damage.
- Qalibaf called for reducing gas consumption by at least 10 percent nationally, with financial incentives deposited into citizens' bank accounts.
- Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref has warned of a daily shortage of 100 to 250 million cubic meters, citing infrastructure damage from the war with the US.
- National Gas Company chief Saeed Tavakoli said attacks on four plants cut processing capacity by 230 million cubic meters a day, with roughly 100 million restored.
- A ceasefire between Iran and the US took effect on April 8, ending a war during which Iran says its gas infrastructure was targeted.