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Iran's Water Crisis: Tehran Faces Imminent Shortage and Protests
11/26/2025
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- Iran faces a severe water crisis as Tehran could run out of drinking water within weeks.
- Rainfall is 45% below normal, leaving many reservoirs nearly empty.
- Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian have acknowledged the crisis's gravity.
- The government has imposed water rationing and penalties for overconsumption.
- Protests have erupted in Tehran, home to more than 15 million residents.
