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Tehran Reservoirs Hit 60-Year Low, Rationing Threatened as Drought Worsens

7/6/2026

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Tehran’s reservoirs are at their lowest in six decades, with Latyan Dam at 9% capacity.
President Masoud Pezeshkian warned of rationing or evacuation without rain by late November.
Deputy Energy Minister Mohammad Javanbakht called the situation critical, saying Latyan holds nine million cubic meters of water.
Agriculture Ministry official Gholamreza Gol Mohammadi said outdated irrigation depletes aquifers and that Lake Urmia’s drying has left salt flats that increase dust storms threatening cities.

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Tehran’s reservoirs are at their lowest in six decades, with Latyan Dam at 9% capacity.
President Masoud Pezeshkian warned of rationing or evacuation without rain by late November.
Deputy Energy Minister Mohammad Javanbakht called the situation critical, saying Latyan holds nine million cubic meters of water.
Agriculture Ministry official Gholamreza Gol Mohammadi said outdated irrigation depletes aquifers and that Lake Urmia’s drying has left salt flats that increase dust storms threatening cities.