In Iran, gas stations are affected by a huge software problem. The disruption affected, among other things, the payment system at gas stations, Iranian news agency ISNA reported today. As a result, operations are restricted in around two-thirds of gas stations in the country with almost 90 million inhabitants.
Iranian agency ILNA, which specializes in business news, reported an attack by Israeli hackers as a possible cause of the outage. There was no official confirmation of the report from security authorities.
Tasnim news agency, which is close to the influential Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), denied concerns about a possible price rise or fuel shortages. The problem at the gas pumps was technical, he stated in a post on Telegram. Gasoline is heavily subsidized by the Iranian government. Four years ago, high gasoline prices triggered a wave of protests that the state violently repressed.