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Pezeshkian urges Iranians to reduce their use of electricity
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Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses cabinet members as they visit the tomb of the Islamic Republic's founding supreme leader, Ruhollah Khomeini, in Tehran, Iran, on January 31, 2026. (Handout/Iranian Presidency/AFP)
Iran’s president has urged people to reduce their use of electricity after American and Israeli strikes damaged the country’s energy infrastructure, state media reports.
President Masoud Pezeshkian said the government aims to “control consumption” of electricity, according to the Iranian state television.
“Instead of turning on 10 lights at home, turn on two lights. What is wrong with that?” he said.
He said the US and Israel “destroyed our infrastructure,” and noted that the US imposed a blockade on Iran’s ports.
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