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.