Iranian businessman Amin Samieepour is no stranger to power outages during his three-decade career, yet he can¡¯t recall a worse time than the current run of blackouts immobilizing his kitchenware factory.
¡°It¡¯s terrifying to have electricity cut off during working hours, leaving your staff idle,¡± Samieepour, 42, said. ¡°The current situation is at its most disastrous state, and it¡¯s only going to get worse in the near future.¡±
Since November, producers have been denied electricity for as many as two days a week as the aging grid staggers under international sanctions and lack of foreign investment. The regime is bracing for a harder road ahead, with incoming U.S. President Donald Trump pledging maximum pressure and preparing a new sanctions package targeting the oil industry.
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