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Tehran faces unprecedented water crisis with dams at 60-year lows, forcing authorities to warn of water rationing and potential evacuation by late November without rain.

The Iranian capital’s sixth consecutive year of drought stems from poor policy decisions that placed water-intensive industries in arid regions and inefficient agricultural practices.

The water shortage threatens electricity generation as hydropower plants lack cooling water, while ecological damage worsens dust storms and leaves Lake Urmia effectively dry.

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s president has warned that the capital is facing an unprecedented water and energy crisis as reservoirs have plunged to historic lows, t

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