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Source: https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-may-7-2025
Energy Shortages in Iran May Pose a Growing Threat to Regime Stability
(Institute for the Study of War) Persistent energy shortages have fueled public frustration and strained the Iranian economy, which may pose a growing threat to regime stability. Power outages have increased in Iran in recent days due to the energy crisis in Iran. Traders at the Tehran Province iron market went on strike on May 5, alongside other small protests across Iran in recent days over the repeated power outages. The Iranian Interior Ministry ordered all provincial governors on May 7 to open all government offices, banks, and municipal offices nationwide from 6 am to 1 pm starting May 10 to reduce electricity consumption. The ministry also announced that Thursdays will be an official holiday across all provinces until September 22 to further ease strain on the energy grid. It remains unclear how the regime will address the worsening shortages and the mounting economic losses caused by outages and the subsequent business closures. Iranian officials stated that electricity shortages have caused around 20 billion US dollars in losses to Iranian industries nationwide.