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Iran’s President Calls Capital Move 'Unavoidable' Amid Overcrowding and Water Shortages
Iran faces its lowest rainfall in a century with water cuts for 10 million in Tehran and cloud seeding efforts underway, prompting relocation discussions.
- On Thursday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the capital must relocate from Tehran due to overcrowding and water shortages, calling it a necessity with `The reality is that we have no choice.`
- Since last year, Pezeshkian has highlighted traffic congestion, water shortages, resource mismanagement and severe air pollution as key reasons to move the capital, while Tehran sits on the southern slopes of the Alborz mountains with unusually dry peaks.
- Last week, Iranian authorities launched cloud seeding and decided periodic water cuts for Tehran's 10-million-strong population, while in January they studied relocation to the Makran region.
- Critics immediately reacted as the reformist Ham Mihan newspaper called the evacuation idea a `joke`, while the government clarified Pezeshkian only intended to warn residents, not present a plan.
- Periodic water cuts and the relocation discussion pose immediate consequences for Tehran's 10-million residents amid long-standing traffic, pollution and resource issues identified since last year by Pezeshkian.
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Iranian President Peseshkian considers a relocation of the capital inevitable. The government points to extreme water shortages.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right5Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution42% Right
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- 42% of the sources lean Right
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C 25%
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