Shocking Scale of Groundwater Depletion Across Iran " Iran ranks first in the region and fifth globally in terms of groundwater depletion, extracting 57 billion cubic meters of water from ...

Jan 15, 2026 · Gripped by a terrible drought now entering its sixth year, Iran’s cities are on the brink of what its meteorological organisation calls “ water day zero ”: the boundary beyond which supply...

Dec 18, 2025 · Iran is looking to relocate the nation’s capital because of severe water shortages that make Tehran unsustainable. Experts say the crisis was caused by years of ill-conceived dam …

Nov 12, 2025 · Tehran, Iran – Authorities are scrambling to provide drinking water across Iran, particularly in the capital, Tehran, as Iranians grapple with the effects of multiple ongoing crises.

Dec 5, 2025 · In an unprecedented move, Iran is looking to import water as an official strategy to confront one of the worst water crises in its modern history, Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi …

Dec 3, 2025 · Iran is now in its sixth consecutive year of severe drought. Rainfall in the capital in the first two months of the current water year has been close to zero and extremely drier than normal.

Nov 9, 2025 · Iran’s officials have begun rationing water in the capital, Tehran, amid a drought so severe that the president has warned the capital may need to be evacuated. The country is facing the worst...

Jan 7, 2026 · Iran’s deepening water crisis is colliding with currency collapse, inflation, and energy shortages, fueling nationwide protests and exposing how environmental stress is accelerating social …

Dec 1, 2025 · Iranian women pray for rainfall at the Saleh Shrine in Tehran on November 14 as the country suffers from severe water shortages.

Jan 26, 2026 · Shortages of water and power as well as rising air pollution in Iran are at the centre of why citizens are telling their government they want change.