A meeting to review winter fuel supply plans was held with the participation of the Minister of Oil and his deputies, with the aim of reviewing the latest necessary measures to ensure the sustainability of the country's fuel supply on the eve of the cold season; statistics indicate a significant increase in liquid fuel and natural gas reserves compared to the same period last year.

While the government has resorted to imports to supply fuel, the widespread smuggling of subsidized diesel under the guise of mini-refineries is generating millions of dollars in profits for brokers every day; a structural phenomenon that exports national subsidies abroad with official permission.

The CEO of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company said: "Despite a 50% increase in demand and cyber threats and military attacks, fuel supplies continued uninterrupted."

A spokesman for the fuel station owners said: "Fuel supply in Tehran will not be interrupted; the queues are due to increased traffic and road traffic."

A fire has broken out in a storage tank for petroleum products at the Naftkan oil depot, and efforts to extinguish and contain the fire have begun. A fuel tank in southern Tehran was also hit by a projectile.

A judicial official announced the seizure of two vessels carrying smuggled fuel in the waters of the Persian Gulf.

The advisor to the CEO of the National Iranian Petroleum Refining and Distribution Company reported that $6 to $8 billion of the country's resources are wasted annually due to fuel smuggling, saying: "We must have a national perspective in fuel allocation, while the relevant agencies have a sectoral perspective."

A pilot plan to transfer fuel quotas from fuel cards to bank cards was launched yesterday; the plan was initially implemented on a limited, pilot basis at one of the gas stations and is set to be gradually expanded after a thorough review of possible issues.

The head of the judiciary said: "It is absolutely unacceptable that the country is in dire need of fuel, and then it is announced that $15 billion or even more worth of gasoline and diesel are being smuggled into the country!"

The CEO of the National Petroleum Products Distribution Company announced the beginning of the process of transferring fuel quotas from smart fuel cards to personal bank cards and said: "According to the 1404 budget law, this plan must be implemented by the end of July."