US EditionIran's president mocks Netanyahu over pledge of help in water crisis
Netanyahu linked Iran's water crisis to regime mismanagement and promised Israeli water technology support if the government is overthrown, citing Israel's 90% wastewater recycling rate.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a video message to Iran’s people, criticizing Iranian leaders and offering Israeli water expertise if the regime falls.
- Iran is experiencing its worst drought in a century, causing water and power shortages amid the aftermath of the recent war and ceasefire.
- Data show Iran’s electricity grid strained by a prolonged heatwave and five years of below-normal rainfall, with blackouts up to 48 hours disrupting government offices.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian mocked the offer on Wednesday during a Cabinet meeting, criticizing Israel’s denial of water and food to Palestinians as bad faith.
- Observers note the offer has escalated into a political flashpoint, raising risks of civil unrest in Iran, with experts predicting reservoirs could dry up by September or October.
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Iran’s president criticises Netanyahu's pledge to help in water crisis
Pezeshkian's response came as Netanyahu addressed Iranians in a video message on Tuesday, pledging that Israel would help solve the country’s severe water shortages once Iran is “free” from the current government.
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