Speaking about the Energy Committee's meeting with the caretaker oil minister and his deputies, Esmaeil Hosseini said the Oil Ministry has been run by a caretaker for about a month, and during this period there has been no disruption to the ministry's work. Operations, he said, are continuing thanks to the round-the-clock efforts of its staff.

He added that the meeting heard reports on oil sales and exports, the progress of rebuilding refineries and petrochemical complexes damaged in the attacks, plans for pressure-boosting at the shared South Pars field, and other ministry activities, describing the reports as satisfactory.

Referring to the committee's oversight duties, the Energy Committee member said that, within its legal mandate, the committee continuously monitors the ministry's activities. Through oversight sessions and follow-up on issues, he said, it is working to facilitate the ministry's affairs and advance its programs so that the country can get through the sensitive conditions and challenges ahead.

Noting that the country's adversaries are focused on its economy and energy sector, Hosseini said that, in the current circumstances, the energy sector, and oil exports in particular, is among the areas drawing the enemies' attention. It is therefore especially important, he said, to support and stand with the Oil Ministry and oil industry workers so that operations can continue and the country's energy supply can be maintained.

He continued that the Energy Committee is seeking to play a facilitating role and to pursue issues through legal channels in order to remove existing obstacles and problems. The aim, he said, is to manage the challenges ahead through coordination among the responsible bodies and by drawing on legal capacities, and to minimize the problems people face during the cold season.