Heat wave forces Iran to shutter government offices, banks

TEHRAN, Iran — A heat wave blanketing Iran has forced authorities to cut operating hours at various facilities Saturday and order all government and commercial institutions to shutter the following day as hospitals received over 200 people for heatstroke treatment. The temperature ranged from 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit) to 42 C (about 107 F) in the capital, Tehran, according to weather reports. State-run IRNA news agency said banks, offices, and public institutions across the...