Iranians suffer from power blackouts during war and heatwave
Collapsing grid, battered by military strikes and chronic underinvestment, leaves Iranians sweltering in the dark.
![Pitch-black corridors and unlit facilities have become a daily reality as rolling blackouts plunge civilian infrastructure into darkness. [Rasol Alhaei/Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/iran-5-1784396890-1784440360.webp?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![The US has launched a new wave of strikes on Iran after two American soldiers were killed by Iranian strikes in Jordan. [Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-1784437685.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![A satellite image shows smoke billowing near an oil facility in Ahmadi Governorate, Kuwait, July 18, 2026. [European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-2/Handout via Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-07-18T144008Z_1773237900_RC2EGMA4IJ4T_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-KUWAIT-OIL-1784426245.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross [File: Jayden Brown/US Navy]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/9532152_cropped-1776099339.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Published On 18 Jul 2026
