By Newsbase Gulf bureau The Iranian government shut down state-run organisations and banks in Isfahan, Tehran and the adjacent Alborz province on August 7 due to searing heat and shortened operating hours at similar facilities in 13 other regions for a second consecutive day. The decision closed the national Parliament as well as Tehran’s municipality headquarters along with other state offices and financial centres, including the stock market, as the mercury soared to 42 degrees Celsius. The government said in a statement carried by IRNA that work hours on Wednesday would extend from 06 a.m. …