Every year, when the temperature exceeds 50 degrees Celsius, Iraq experiences a period of continuous power failures and water shortages, culminating in a series of catastrophes for Iraqis. Heat, blackouts, cooling system failures, and nearly-boiled water stored in rooftop tanks all add to the frustration of Iraqis. Given that Iraq’s executive branch is the most influential in the country and that the Sadrist Movement controls the Ministry of Electricity, public outrage is directed towards Muqtada Al-Sadr. What is clear is that foreign hands are trying to foment sectarian tensions and undermine the role of Iraqi Shiite parties by sparking crises such as power outages to demonstrate that Shiite politicians are incapable of running the government. Although Iran is the only country exporting electricity to Iraq and the fact that Iraqis have failed to fulfill their financial obligations in terms of Iranian gas exports, Tehran has been falsely accused and unfairly blamed for Iraq’s current plight. Tehran, according to Iranian authorities, is still committed to providing the required fuel to Iraqi power plants. But the issue remains, who profits from undermining Iran’s and Iraq’s Shiite community’s reputations? Today, the majority of patriotic Iraqis believe that the US is primarily to blame for cyber-attacks on Iraq’s power grid, which have cut off electricity to Iraq’s southern regions, which have historically been home to Iraqi Shiites. Furthermore, the American General Electric Company is widely regarded as the main source of Iraq’s deplorable state of the power sector. Apart from US corporations wreaking havoc on Iraq’s electricity grid, another significant element contributing to the country’s power outage is the Takfiri terrorist organization’s and ISIS’ assaults on Iraq’s electricity distribution towers. Recently, the 25th Brigade of the Iraqi People’s Mobilization Forces (PMF) foiled a plot by Saudi-backed ISIS terrorists to blow up power towers in Diyala province’s northern Al-Azim area utilizing explosive devices. ISIS terrorists attempted to disrupt Iraq’s electricity distribution grid by blowing up several electrical pylons. In fact, they intended to disrupt electricity imports from Iran to Iraq. According to Iraq’s Hezbollah Brigades intelligence department, Saudi Arabia was also engaged in the destruction of power towers in Iraq, implying that Saudi Arabia’s goal in carrying out these sabotage operations is to create instability and rally ISIS cells once again. By instructing ISIS terrorists to destroy electricity towers and then offering Baghdad financial assistance, Saudi Arabia is trying to erase its infamous past in Iraq. The Iraqi Hezbollah went on by warning that the Zionist, American, and Saudi media will probably launch a media campaign to mislead public opinion and distract from the real cause of the recent power outages.
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