Iran’s Tasnim News Agency trolls Australia over fuel shortage by posting video of Gold Coast service station

Iran is trolling Australia over fuel shortages.

The Persian-language Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with Iran’s hardline Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reposted a video from Tuesday of a Gold Coast service station with empty petrol bowsers.

“Petrol and diesel running out in Australia,” Tasnim posted on X. “Hundreds of petrol stations in Australia have completely run out of petrol and diesel.”

“Hundreds of gas stations in Australia are completely out of fuel and diesel — Energy Minister,” he said. “The country is now preparing for the worst-case scenario. Mad Max: The Beginning.”

The original video was posted by pro-Russian digital creator John Goodin on Facebook, tagging RT or the Russian-stated owned propaganda unit previously known as Russia Today.

One person responded on X: “Mel Gibson can do a true Mad Max sequel. Just wait a couple months for Australia to descend into chaos.”

Petrol stations run out of fuel

The video was posted after Energy Minister Chris Bowen told Parliament that in NSW, 289 stations lacked at least one type of fuel and 164 were without diesel out of 2417 service stations.

While in Victoria, 162 stations were without one or more grades of fuel out of 1627 stations. Queensland was less affected with 44 stations without diesel and 35 without regular unleaded out of 1800 stations.

In South Australia, 46 stations were without one or more grades of fuel out of 700 stations and in Western Australia only six stations reported having no fuel out of 771 stations.

Iran has caused a global fuel shortage by blockading the Strait of Hormuz, where a fifth of the world’s crude oil transits.

The crisis has also led to the US lifting sanctions on both Iranian and Russian oil in a desperate bid to boost global supply.