Khuzestan Closure on Tuesday and Wednesday Under Review

The governors of Bushehr, Khuzestan, and Hormozgan provinces have taken measures regarding the closure or reduced working hours of government offices and educational centers for Tuesday and Wednesday, July 14 and 15. These decisions were announced mainly to manage energy consumption and due to the intense heat. Meanwhile, the governor of Khuzestan has separately emphasized cracking down on hoarding and price gouging under the current conditions.

• The Bushehr governorate announced that Wednesday, July 15, will be a holiday for executive agencies in the province.
• Working hours for government offices in Bushehr Province on Tuesday have been set until 11:00 a.m.
• These decisions in Bushehr were made with the governor’s approval and in line with energy consumption management.
• The Khuzestan governorate has reduced the working hours of provincial offices for Tuesday, July 14.
• Government offices in Khuzestan Province will operate remotely on Wednesday.
• The Khuzestan governorate said the reason for the reduced hours and remote work is the extreme heat.
• The deputy governor for management development and resources in Hormozgan Province announced the closure of all executive agencies, banks, and educational centers in the province on Tuesday, July 14, and Wednesday, July 15.
• The Hormozgan governorate said the reason for this closure is energy management and rising temperatures.
• Final exams for students in Hormozgan will be held as scheduled and are not included in the closure.
• The governor of Khuzestan said that, under the current conditions, hoarding and price gouging amount to standing against the people, and offenders will be dealt with without leniency.
• The governor of Khuzestan announced the formation of a special task force to monitor the province’s market on an ongoing basis.. Coverage difference: Some media outlets, such as ISNA, Akharin Khabar, and Mehr News, separately covered the decisions of each province, while others, such as Fars and Tejarat News, focused on the closure in Hormozgan. ISNA and IRNA, in particular, covered the Khuzestan governor’s remarks on hoarding and price gouging, which were less emphasized in other reports. While ISNA and Akharin Khabar stated Bushehr’s closure date as July 15, Mehr News, Fars, Tejarat News, and Khabar-e Fori announced Hormozgan’s closure dates as July 14 and 15.