US EditionIranian capital faces water rationing and evacuations if it doesn’t rain soon, president warns
- On Nov 07, 2025, Behzad Parsa said the Amir Kabir Dam holds 14,000,000 cubic metres, just 8% of capacity, and can supply Tehran with water for two weeks.
- Energy Minister Abbas Ali Abadi said on November 3, `We are now entering our sixth year of drought`, with officials reporting a 100 percent drop in precipitation and rainfall roughly 40 percent below seasonal averages this year.
- Tehran authorities have cut supplies to several neighbourhoods and declared holidays to save water and energy, with Latyan Dam only about 9% full, deepening supply strain.
- Authorities signalled potential evacuations and rationing as President Masoud Pezeshkian warned supplies may be restricted next month and continued drought could force evacuation if reservoirs keep falling.
- Longer-Term risks include agriculture consuming about 80% of freshwater, a 62-kilometre replacement line costing roughly $700b, and the National Land Subsidence Control Bill drafted with more than 70 university professors.
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Due to the continuing drought in Iran, the country's leadership plans to ration the water supply, especially in Tehran.
In Iran, the drought is dramatically intensifying: in Tehran, the reservoirs are almost empty, the drinking water only lasts two weeks. President Pezeshkian is now considering a drastic consequence – the evacuation of the metropolis of millions.
Iran Faces Historic Water Crisis As Officials Warn Of Possible Tehran Evacuation
by Emmitt Barry, with reporting from Worthy News Jerusalem Bureau Staff (Worthy News) – Iranian officials are warning of imminent water rationing—and even the potential evacuation of Tehran—as the nation faces its worst drought in nearly a century. Rainfall across much of Iran has plunged to record lows, and officials say the capital’s main reservoirs are nearly depleted. President Masoud Pezeshkian issued a stark warning this week that Tehran’s…
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