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Iran’s Energy Crisis Hits ‘Dire’ Point as Industries Are Forced to Shut Down (Published 2024)

Although Iran has one of the biggest supplies of natural gas and crude oil in the world, it finds itself in a full blown energy emergency, coming just as it also suffers major geopolitical setbacks.