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Tehran's Future in Jeopardy: Water Crisis Threatens Capital

10/5/2025

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran's capital could relocate due to severe water scarcity and alarming land subsidence.
He cited last year's precipitation at 140 mm, well below the 260 mm standard.
Tehran, home to over 10 million residents, uses about a quarter of Iran's water, and Pezeshkian called for a development approach centered on the Persian Gulf region.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran's capital could relocate due to severe water scarcity and alarming land subsidence.
He cited last year's precipitation at 140 mm, well below the 260 mm standard.
Tehran, home to over 10 million residents, uses about a quarter of Iran's water, and Pezeshkian called for a development approach centered on the Persian Gulf region.