The Interior Minister called the cyber-attack on the gas stations and the people’s concern about the gasoline issue “the enemy’s planning for November” and Ebrahim Raisi’s approach in this regard caused “trust and calm” in the society.
“The first social confrontation of the enemy showed that the people have trust in the honesty of the officials and the officials have dedicated themselves to the people,” said Ahmad Vahidi, a terrorist guard in a meeting with the Friday prayer leaders in Rasht, referring to the people’s concern about the price of gasoline. “The enemy is planning for November and this is considered the beginning, but people see that the president wants to create a new way.”
In another dramatic move, Ebrahim Raisi visited a gas station a day after the cyber-attack on 4,300 Iranian gas stations, instead of attending a meeting with their neighbour, Afghanistan in Tehran.
Rasoul Falahati, the Friday prayer leader of Rasht and Khamenei’s representative in Gilan, also called the presence of a chief at a gas station unprecedented and praised him: “Working with varnish shoes is not recommended. The Islamic system needs jihadist forces.”
Still, after two days of the incident, many cars and taxis in Tehran have stopped moving due to the crowded gas stations and the lack of gasoline supply.
