The lights and heat are being turned down in Iran after they realize investing in Assad has left them vulnerable and unprepared for winter.
Despite boasting massive gas reserves, Iran is facing power blackouts and industrial shutdowns. Years of mismanagement and false priorities threaten to turn the country into an energy importer. […]
Karimi said Iran has spent billions of dollars over decades to prop up the Assad regime, including by supplying it with millions of barrels of crude for free. “Iran has reportedly spent over $25 billion on Syria, primarily through oil support,” she added. “This pattern of prioritizing regional alliances over infrastructure investment has left Iran’s energy sector in dire need of modernization.”
You underestimate that Iran spews almost as much BS as Trump when they say “Only villages near the damaged pipeline are experiencing gas outages, which will be fixed later in the day, according to the oil minister.” Israel badly severed a major pipeline or two, almost a year ago, in actual fact. They weren’t bombing a village pipe. https://www.timesofisrael.com/terrorists-sabotage-irans-main-gas-pipeline-minister-says/
Iran still hasn’t recovered, but you’re right that corruption is to blame for that lack of recovery.