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For Iranians, Bombing of Gas Field Worsens Already Dire Energy Crisis
BySanam Mahoozi and Hiroko Tabuchi March 18, 2026

The South Pars gas field, hit by airstrikes on Wednesday, is central to the energy supply of Iran, which was already suffering blackouts before the war.

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How ‘day zero’ water shortages in Iran are fuelling protests
ByJames Meadway January 15, 2026

Supply failures dramatic example of how climate crisis threatens basic human need – and with it political stabilityIran protests – live updatesGripped by a terrible drought now entering its sixth year, Iran’s cities are on the brink of what its meteoro…

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Sri Lanka braced for more damage after torrential rain kills hundreds across Asia
ByOllie Lewis December 1, 2025

Meanwhile, Iran grapples with one of worst droughts and temperatures fall 10C below normal in USMore heavy rainfall is expected in Sri Lanka in the coming days, likely resulting in further damage across the country. It comes after torrential rainfall i…

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Sri Lanka braced for more damage after torrential rain kills hundreds across Asia
ByOllie Lewis December 1, 2025

Meanwhile, Iran grapples with one of worst droughts and temperatures fall 10C below normal in USMore heavy rainfall is expected in Sri Lanka in the coming days, likely resulting in further damage across the country. It comes after torrential rainfall i…

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Climate crisis or a warning from God? Iranians desperate for answers as water dries up
ByPatrick Wintour in Tehran November 16, 2025

As rainy season fails to bring relief, authorities try cloud seeding – while others across the country pray for a miracleWater, and its absence, has become Iran’s national obsession. In the mosques of northern Tehran the imams have been praying for rai…

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Drought | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Pezeshkian, Masoud | Rain | Rationing and Allocation of Resources | Tehran (Iran)

As Aquifers Dry Up, Tehran Rations Water and Calls for Rain Prayers
BySanam Mahoozi and Erika Solomon November 9, 2025

Facing Iran’s worst drought in 60 years, the country’s president warned that the capital might need to be evacuated, and some locals promoted cloud-theft conspiracy theories.

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As Aquifers Dry Up, Tehran Rations Water and Calls for Rain Prayers
BySanam Mahoozi and Erika Solomon November 9, 2025November 9, 2025

Facing Iran’s worst drought in 60 years, the country’s president warned that the capital might need to be evacuated, and some locals promoted cloud-theft conspiracy theories.

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Iran must move its capital from Tehran, says president as water crisis worsens
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor October 2, 2025

Masoud Pezeshkian says subsidence is also ‘a disaster’ in city of 10 million, which consumes quarter of Iran’s waterIran’s president has claimed Iran has no choice but to move its capital from Tehran to the south of the country due to the city’s over-e…

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Iraq’s marshes were considered an Eden. Now the oil industry is sucking them dry
ByAzhar Al-Rubaie, Sara Manisera and Daniela Sala in Hawizeh Marshes August 13, 2025

Hawizeh’s wetlands once had abundant fishing and wildlife. In a land threatened by drought and desertification, oil drilling is draining the last of the waterAt dawn, a veil of mist clings to the canals of Hawizeh, where sky and water seem to blur into…

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Tehran Is at Risk of Running Out of Water Within Weeks
ByFarnaz Fassihi, Sanam Mahoozi, Leily Nikounazar and Arash Khamooshi July 26, 2025July 28, 2025

After a five-year drought and decades of mismanagement, a water crisis is battering Iran.

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