It’s truly an awful (and probably irreversible) catastrophe.
We need to pour gasoline on the fire to insure that the regime enforcers are properly dealt with. That includes mullahs. Does ‘properly’ mean killing some of them? That would make sure they don’t come back. You’ve got to be ruthless in those situations because people will be forgiven just in the beginning. Pinochet did what he had to do in Chile. Bring in the Chicago Boys.
The water issue is not reversible, but Israel has long history of water use in very arid locations. Before the Mullahs, Israel engineers showed them how to overcome this.
Those who are wanting to take over Iran, are right on top of this. (but they are Muslim too, moderate??)
I have known a few smart people who were from Iran. One was an architect in Colorado. I drew plans for a retail store in a shopping area on the Western Slope. He did not call himself an Iranian, he was a Persian.
In breeding inside families, in the Muslim world has done a lot to reduce the IQ.