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Water Crisis in Iran 2025
December 21 , 2025
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- Iran is facing a severe water crisis, with Tehran, the nation’s capital, under extreme stress due to critically low water levels.
- Tehran’s metropolitan area, home to around 15 million people, is at risk of running out of water completely.
- Major reservoirs supplying Tehran are nearly empty: Latyan Dam (9% full), Amir Kabir Dam (8% full), and overall reservoir levels are at about 11% capacity.
- Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest city, has reservoirs at only 3% capacity, threatening the water supply for around 3 million people.
- Iran has endured six consecutive years of drought, the worst in 40 years, compounded by water-guzzling industries and swelling urban populations.
- Water scarcity is visible from space, highlighting the magnitude of the crisis across the country.
- Agriculture consumes around 90% of Iran’s water, with rice, wheat, and other thirsty crops contributing to shortages.
- Iranian authorities now propose to move their capital to the city of Makran near Iran's southern Makran coast.
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