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Iran Plans $100 Billion Capital Relocation Amid Environmental Crisis

11/26/2025

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Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian announced a plan to relocate the capital from Tehran due to severe environmental crises.
The new capital would be on the Makran coast, with costs estimated at $77 billion to $100 billion.
Pezeshkian said the move is essential for survival as Tehran has outgrown its resources.
The crisis disproportionately affects Iran's poor, with agriculture and industry using most of the remaining water.

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Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian announced a plan to relocate the capital from Tehran due to severe environmental crises.
The new capital would be on the Makran coast, with costs estimated at $77 billion to $100 billion.
Pezeshkian said the move is essential for survival as Tehran has outgrown its resources.
The crisis disproportionately affects Iran's poor, with agriculture and industry using most of the remaining water.