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Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis – how Tehran got into water bankruptcy

  • Written by Ali Mirchi, Associate Professor of Water Resources Engineering, Oklahoma State University
Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis – how Tehran got into water bankruptcyIranians pray for rain in Tehran on Nov. 14, 2025. The city is experiencing its worst drought in decades.Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images

Fall marks the start of Iran’s rainy season, but large parts of the country have barely seen a drop as the nation faces one of its worst droughts in decades. Several key reservoirs are nearly dry,...

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