Only 15 liters

 Gasoline quotas for cars have been reduced again; only 15 liters per visit to the gas station!

The gas station attendant told me: "These are good days; things will get worse! During the war with Iraq, I remember that due to the lack of gasoline, I would mix oil and gasoline together and pour it into the tank of my motorcycle to get to work!"

The shortages are becoming more and more severe every day.

That's the other side of the coin!

 I spoke to my friend in Rasht on the phone last night.

We also talked about the war.

He said that the rallies of government supporters in the city's main square ("Shahrdari Square") have caused great dissatisfaction among local shopkeepers.

He said that the government supporters occupy the square, cause congestion and traffic, create a lot of noise, and prevent customers from approaching the shops.

In my opinion, if the nighttime street rallies (by a minority of people in favor of the government) have been in favor of the government, they have also caused division and even hatred among the masses.

Manage nuclear energy!

Last night, a driver was arguing with a gas station attendant. The driver claimed that the attendant was deliberately not selling him gasoline, and the attendant, a young man, said that the daily quota of gasoline had run out.

The sale of gasoline to the public in Iran has been limited for years, and it has been even more limited during the war.

Those who use cars a lot are really in trouble.

These restrictions have not led to efficient fuel consumption and significant savings.

Iran has 9% of the world's oil reserves, but has not been able to manage gasoline consumption.

At the same time, it is eager to manage nuclear energy!

Multiplicity!

Last night, I was in line at the ice cream shop when a motorcyclist with a sound system on his motorcycle and playing a revolutionary anthem passed us by loudly.

These days, government supporters are imposing a lot of these ear-splitting sounds on people!

A man told me in a low, sad voice: "This sound is a sign that that boy (motorcyclist) is not hungry!"

He continued: "Now in the shops, we are not talking about a "several percent" increase in goods, we are talking about a "multiplefold" increase in prices."

People are very worried

 Inflation is out of control and people are getting poorer every day - and perhaps every hour.
Economic instability is showing itself more and more every day. People are very worried and unhappy.

A member of parliament said that 70% of Iran's petrochemical capacity was lost in the war. This is very scary and has caused petrochemical-related products, including plastics, to become more expensive. 

One of my colleagues said: "There are goods now, although they are expensive, but the day will come when these same goods will not be found in the market." He has noticed an important point.

Medicines have also become expensive and sometimes scarce. I know a worker with diabetes. Due to the scarcity of insulin, he has reduced the dose of his own medicine and therefore eats less! He gives the insulin he saves to his son, who also has severe diabetes!

Expert?!

 In Zanjan, 14 people (members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) were killed while neutralizing war munitions!

It was previously announced that during the forty-day war (since February 2026), about 60 people from this province (military and civilians) were killed.

Photos of the recent dead show that some of them were very young, which is probably a sign that the neutralizing team was not specialized.

 

The important issue is something else!

The people of Iran, like all people in all countries of the world, do not think the same way; for example: about war.
But the important issue is something else!

In Iran, expressing an opinion in favor of the government is very easy and even encouraged, but expressing an opinion in opposition is difficult, if not forbidden, and may even lead to interrogation and punishment if the person with the opposing opinion is identified!

Since the start of the second war (February 2026), supporters of the government have been campaigning in the streets every night with extensive government propaganda, but it is almost impossible to talk about the main instigators of the war and oppose the continuation of the war.

The unprecedented and nationwide Internet shutdown in Iran (which has continued until now) better explains this situation (I can barely and indirectly update my blog!)

Many believe that the opinion of the majority of the people is ignored in the foreign and defense policy of the Islamic Republic.

Two months have passed since the second war

Today marks 2 months since the start of the second war. 

 

The first war (less than a year ago) began on June 13 with an Israeli attack and lasted 12 days, with about 1,000 deaths. At the end of that war, the United States intervened in a limited way and bombed an underground nuclear facility, but in the second war, which began on February 28, 2026, the United States had a much larger presence. 

Of course, Israel also had the full support of the United States in the first war.


The second war began with the assassination of the Supreme Leader and lasted 40 days, followed by a ceasefire that is still ongoing. According to official statistics, about 3,500 people were killed in the second war, 1,500 of whom were civilians.

Ali Khamenei ruled Iran with absolute power for nearly 37 years. He was also the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran for 8 years before becoming the leader. In all of Iran’s long history, there are very few people (perhaps fewer than 5) who have ruled Iran for such a long time. He intensified hostility towards Israel, expanded covert nuclear activities, and sidelined many of his critics.

For the past 37 years, Ayatollah Khamenei has been the supreme commander of the military and police, the judiciary, various parallel intelligence agencies, the country’s only radio and television, the election certification body, and many wealthy organizations. His representatives have been effective in all provinces and organizations, regardless of the outcome of a particular election.

These broad powers were vested in the Supreme Leader under the “Velayat Faqih” formula established by Ayatollah Khomeini.

 

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 I am “Mohammad Moeini”; 51 years old, married with two children.

I have been blogging for over 22 years and have also been a journalist since 1998, although this activity is now limited to writing short notes in some local media outlets. I have been interrogated many times, arrested twice, and tried and convicted in court once for my activities in cyberspace and criticism of the government.

I am currently an employee of a non-governmental company in the city of Zanjan.

In this blog, I try to write in English and, since the country is at war, focus on the daily adventures of life under the shadow of war.

I do not know how long the severe and unprecedented restrictions on the Internet will allow me to do this.

Start?!

 It's unbelievable; I created this blog to practice writing in English; 19 years ago; how far away! Then I wrote only 19 posts in it over the course of three years and then I closed it. Today I remembered that I have such a blog. Should I start again? I wish I could. Maybe writing will make me feel better. Because of the war and a lot of censorship, writing has become very difficult.