Posts Tagged: Iran water crisis
Iran’s Deepening Water Crisis Threatens 35 Million as Economy Buckles Under US Pressure, Mounting Domestic Strain
As talks with the United States over a possible deal to end the war remain uncertain, Iran’s economy is under mounting strain, with prolonged water...
Iran’s Water Crisis Deepens as Experts Say Extreme Drought Is Worst in At Least 40 Years
Iran's water crisis has continued to deteriorate, with the country experiencing a severe drought which has prompted calls to evacuate the capital of Tehran, whose...
Iran ‘Has No Choice’ but to Move Capital as Water Crisis Deepens, Says President
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian affirmed on Thursday that the country "has no choice" but to relocate its capital, warning that severe ecological strain has made...
Iran Built Nuclear Weapons Instead of Desalinization Plants — Now There Is a Water Shortage
"Water water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink" — from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner — is a suitable motto for the Islamic...
Iran’s Water Crisis Worsens as President Warns Tehran May Need to Be Evacuated
Iran has endured an extreme drought in recent months, depleting the country's reservoirs and leading President Masoud Pezeshkian to warn that the capital may even...
Iranian President Says Country Is on Brink of Dire Water Crisis
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian warned against excessive water consumption which he said was untenable for the country and could leave Tehran facing severe shortages by September, semi-official Tasnim news agency reported...
How Iran and Turkey Helped Cause a Water Crisis in Iraq
The Middle East contains 6.3% of the world’s population, but only 1.4% of its usable clean water. In 1955, only three Arab countries suffered a...
Iran’s Khamenei Says Water Crisis Protesters Cannot Be Blamed
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Iranians protesting over water shortages in the southwest cannot be blamed, and called on officials to deal with the water problem, Iran's state media reported. "The people showed...
Report: Iran Facing Massive Water Crisis, All Natural Sources May Be Gone Within 40 Years
Iran is reportedly undergoing a major water crisis, to the point where it may lose all its natural water sources within 40 years. According to the...
Water Crisis Spurs Protests in Iran
A number of protests have broken out in Iran since the beginning of the year over water, a growing political concern due to a drought...
Iranian Water Crisis Becoming a National Security Threat, Leading Water Expert Warns
The author of a best-selling book on Israel's efforts to tackle the global water shortage has warned that Iran's devastating water crisis could yet mushroom into a...
