By bnm Tehran bureau Tehran may be forced to implement a partial evacuation of its population if rainfall does not occur by the end of December and dams remain empty, a water resource management ...

Iran has re-emerged at the centre of international attention, following Israeli attacks on the Middle East’s second-largest country on June 13. Stretching from the Caspian Sea in the north to the Gulf ...

President Masoud Pezeshkian warns Tehran faces a historic water crisis with shortages and possible evacuations.

The crisis extends far beyond Tehran. Nationwide, 19 major dams — roughly 10% of Iran’s total — have effectively run dry. In ...

Satellite images of key lakes and reservoirs across Iran reveal the extent of the country's crippling drought crisis. New ...

As Iran faces an unprecedented drought, the chronic incompetence of the country's officials is driving millions into a fully ...

In the most immediate sense, Iran’s drought has been triggered by low autumnal rainfall. This capped a dry summer marked by ...

Iran is laying plans to cut off water supplies periodically to Tehran’s 10-million-strong population as it battles its worst ...