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Power crisis halts Iran

During a blackout, a woman browses a vendor’s wares on Valiasr Street, a major road in Teheran. — ©️2025 The New York Times Company

GOVERNMENT offices in Iran are closed or operating at reduced hours. Schools and colleges have moved to online only.

Highways and shopping malls have descended into darkness, and industrial plants have been denied power, bringing manufacturing to a near halt.

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