"The shortfall of 15 million litres per day is the result of US sanctions that have curtailed imports, US-Israeli strikes on Iranian refining infrastructure and the naval blockade of Iranian ports that has been in place since the war began on 28 February.
Tehran petrol consumption spikes
The National Iranian Oil Products Refining and Distribution Company's managing director Mohammad Sadegh Azimifar said consumption in Tehran province had risen 30% but insisted the supply chain was stable."
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