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‘They called me a water terrorist’: exiled Iranian scientist wins global prize
ByRachel Salvidge March 18, 2026

Prof Kaveh Madani, winner of the Stockholm water prize, was accused of sabotage with his environmental work Eight years before he got the call telling him he had won the Stockholm water prize, Prof Kaveh Madani was being interrogated by Iran’s Revoluti…

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‘Severe water stress’: why desalination plants are the Gulf’s greatest weakness
ByDamien Gayle March 11, 2026

Recent attack on plants led to fears of escalating strikes, but Iran knows drought has left it equally vulnerableMiddle East crisis – live updatesIn 1983, the CIA determined that the most crucial commodity in the Gulf was its desalinated potable water….

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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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A polycrisis has shattered our world this year. But with care, we can put it back together | Elif Shafak
ByElif Shafak December 31, 2025

The challenges and strains have been almost too much to take. But in 2025, words of depth and courage have been an antidote to numbnessI once saw a young glassblower in Istanbul, still new to his craft, shatter a beautiful vase while taking it out of t…

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‘No water, no life’: Iraq’s Tigris River in danger of disappearing
ByHannah Lynch in Iraq December 16, 2025

Unless urgent action is taken life will be fundamentally altered for the ancient communities who live on its banksAs a leader of one of the oldest gnostic religions in the world, Sheikh Nidham Kreidi al-Sabahi must use only water taken from a flowing r…

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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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Israel attacked Palestinian water sources over 250 times in five years, data reveals
ByNina Lakhani November 11, 2025November 11, 2025

Armed forces and settlers used bombs, dogs, poison and machinery to attack people and infrastructure at key sitesIsraeli armed forces and settlers have attacked Palestinian water sources more than 250 times in the past five years, amounting to the most…

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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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Gaza City Exodus as Israel Expands Offensive Is Overwhelming Aid Efforts
ByLiam Stack and Saher Alghorra October 1, 2025

Hospitals are overflowing, water is low and diseases are spreading as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flee south to escape Israel’s expanded ground offensive.

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Gaza City Exodus Is Overwhelming Relief Efforts, Aid Agencies Say
ByLiam Stack and Saher Alghorra October 1, 2025October 1, 2025

The hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fleeing Israel’s expanded ground offensive are further straining services, aid groups say. Hospitals are overflowing, water is low and diseases are spreading.

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