{"id":108321,"date":"2025-07-18T12:12:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T07:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=108321"},"modified":"2025-07-18T12:12:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T07:12:21","slug":"iranian-president-takes-taxi-after-contaminated-fuel-led-to-motorcade-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/108321\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian president takes taxi after contaminated fuel led to motorcade failure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>International Desk(National Times)- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was forced to complete part of a recent trip to Tabriz by taxi after all three of his official vehicles broke down due to contaminated fuel, according to a senior government official. Mostafa Moulavi, the president\u2019s special inspector, said the vehicles \u2014 including the president\u2019s and those of his security team \u2014 stalled near Takestan in Qazvin province shortly after refuelling at a highway gas station near the Rasht exit, reported Iran International. \u201cOur investigation revealed that the gas station had been distributing poor-quality fuel mixed with water. It wasn\u2019t the first time \u2014 the station had a history of similar violations,\u201d Moulavi said during a recent visit to Qazvin\u2019s provincial government offices. Despite the mechanical failure, President Pezeshkian declined to seek assistance from local authorities and instead hired a private taxi to continue his journey to Tabriz. \u201cHe did not contact the provincial governor or request help,\u201d Moulavi added. The National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIOPDC) later confirmed that the gas station had been the subject of past complaints over fuel quality, though no clear reason was given for why it continued to operate. Neither the president\u2019s office nor the Ministry of Petroleum has issued a public statement on the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ongoing fuel concerns in Iran<br>Fuel contamination remains a persistent problem across Iran. Drivers regularly complain of watered-down gasoline and tampered pump meters, often citing discrepancies between the amount of fuel received and the prices charged. Although videos documenting these issues have circulated widely, energy officials deny any widespread flaws in the system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Desk(National Times)- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was forced to complete part of a recent trip to Tabriz by taxi after all three of his official vehicles broke down due to contaminated fuel, according to a senior government official. 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