Iranian officials have floated the idea of moving the capital after years of severe water shortages
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Iranian officials have floated the idea of moving the capital after years of severe water shortages
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Tehran may be forced to evacuate amid a severe water crisis, with experts warning that all taps in the city could soon run dry.
Iran is seeing nationwide water shortages with over 16 million people in danger of their taps running dry
The country is experiencing its sixth consecutive year of drought, with reservoirs supplying several major cities, including the…
After a five-year drought and decades of mismanagement, Tehran is at risk of running out of water in several weeks, the…
The government is pleading with Iranians to save water as reservoirs dry up and rainfall is at a record low.
A historic drought in the country has culminated in a '100 percent drop in precipitation' in the Tehran region.
Iran spends 90 percent of its water on low-yield agriculture in a pursuit of self-sufficiency that exacerbates drought.
