WANA (Dec 18)- Iran’s oil minister during a visit to fuel stations in Tehran: “Gas stations were cyber-attacked.”

 

Oji, Minister of Oil of Iran:

  • Today’s disruption in petrol stations has happened due to a cyber attack.
  • With our experience in 2021 (the first cyberattack on gas stations in Iran by hackers), we quickly resumed refueling operations at 1650 fuel stations. The system is still offline.
  • Within 2-3 hours, all stations in the country will be activated manually. Our gasoline reserves are reasonable. The fuel card quota remains reserved.
  • Since the Zionist regime and the United States have been hit on other fronts (He refers to the Israel – Gaza war), they wanted to cause problems for the people in this field (In Iran).
A general view of a gas station during a gas station disruption

A general view of a gas station during a gas station disruption in Tehran, Iran, December 18, 2023. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)