Iran's Energy Ministry on Friday urged citizens to turn off their air conditioners during peak hours to ease pressure on the power grid amid U.S. airstrikes.
Temperatures in Tehran reached 104 degrees Fahrenheit on Friday and are forecast to remain above 100 degrees through the end of the month.
"The Ministry of Energy requests the dear people of the country to help provide stable electricity to the southern provinces, which are currently facing extreme heat and attacks on power supply facilities, by having each family turn off their air conditioners for only one hour during peak consumption hours," the ministry said in a news release.
"If each of us does this small favor, we can help provide better electricity to the people of the south of the country by reducing the load on the network and reduce the pressure on the national electricity grid.
"Just one hour of favor; an effective step toward providing sustainable electricity in the unbearable heat of the south."
The statement did not specify whether power plants, transmission lines, substations, or other infrastructure had been attacked.
U.S. Central Command said in a post on X that it launched another round of strikes against Iran at 3 p.m. Eastern time Friday, the seventh consecutive night of strikes since a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran collapsed last week.
"The strikes are designed to continue degrading Iranian military capabilities at the Commander in Chief's direction," CENTCOM wrote. It did not say whether the U.S. military struck power plants or other energy infrastructure.
In a post Thursday night, CENTCOM said it targeted "military logistics infrastructure" and "maritime capabilities" in Iran.
President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the United States would strike bridges and power plants in Iran next week unless Tehran returned to the negotiating table.
"We're going to hit them very hard tomorrow night. We're going to hit them very hard the night after, and then next week it gets really bad for them, because next week comes the power plants. Next week comes the bridges. We're going to knock out all their power plants. We're going to knock out all their bridges unless they get to the table and negotiate," Trump said, according to CNN.
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