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Iran in crisis as major drought forces regime to cut off water to Tehran, consider evacuation
NY Post ^ | 11-8-25 | Shane Galvin

Posted on 11/08/2025 3:14:16 PM PST by dynachrome

Iran is set to turn off the water in several regions, including Tehran — as the country falls into the grips of its worst drought in decades.

The Islamic Republic announced it would be shutting off its water supply on Saturday night due to the mounting crisis which will see the capital dry up — with officials contemplating evacuating it, Haaretz reported.

“We are forced to cut off water supply to citizens on some evenings so that reservoirs can refill,” Energy Minister Abbas Alibadi said on state television Saturday.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Iran; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: drought; iran; ohnoanyway; qanat; water
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How will President Trump and Israel be blamed for this?
1 posted on 11/08/2025 3:14:16 PM PST by dynachrome
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To: dynachrome

Inshallah!


2 posted on 11/08/2025 3:15:42 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: dynachrome

They’ll blame it on cutting off USAID.


3 posted on 11/08/2025 3:16:11 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: dynachrome

Maybe they should ask Israel for help!


4 posted on 11/08/2025 3:16:51 PM PST by Lake Living
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To: dynachrome

Madmani on tour?


5 posted on 11/08/2025 3:17:16 PM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: dfwgator

Yup, the Will of Allah Karma.


6 posted on 11/08/2025 3:17:32 PM PST by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: dynachrome

The rule is that you have to recognize God to receive the rains.

Psalm 147:8

8 Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who prepares rain for the earth,
Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.


7 posted on 11/08/2025 3:20:22 PM PST by Jonty30 (I've been diagnosed as being polemic and there is no cure. )
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To: dynachrome

It would be a major popcorn time to see them evacuate:

“With a population of around 9.8 million in the city,[8] and 17.8 million in the metropolitan area, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran”

wikipedia


8 posted on 11/08/2025 3:24:32 PM PST by dynachrome (“They don’t kill you because you’re a Nazi; they call you a Nazi so they can kill you.”)
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To: dynachrome

Bkmk


9 posted on 11/08/2025 3:26:44 PM PST by sauropod
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To: dynachrome

Get help from Israel for desalination of sea water.


10 posted on 11/08/2025 3:28:00 PM PST by Bobbyvotes (Work is worship! .... Bhagavad Geeta)
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To: dynachrome

A less charitable view of what’s been going on:

https://irannewsupdate.com/news/general/iran-faces-its-worst-water-crisis-in-decades-amid-mismanagement-and-policy-failures/?amp

...Over the past three decades, Iran’s experience with large-scale water transfer schemes has been catastrophic, leading to river depletion, land subsidence, and the collapse of agriculture in donor regions. Experts warn that the Talaghan project will likely trigger severe shortages for local communities and force further displacement.

While regime officials often cite climate change and low rainfall as the main culprits, even government data contradicts this narrative. Najafian admitted that household water consumption in Iran is twice the global average, while the country has access to only one-third of the global per capita renewable water resources. In other words, Iran’s looming disaster stems not from “a rainless sky,” but from “a leaderless land.”...


11 posted on 11/08/2025 3:30:38 PM PST by jjotto ("...saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob, And I hated Esau...")
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12 posted on 11/08/2025 3:35:09 PM PST by Sertorius (A hayseed with no Greek and dam^ proud of it)
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Trump’s the right man to disturb the excrement over there especially just after he took out their nukes.


13 posted on 11/08/2025 3:55:17 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

14 posted on 11/08/2025 4:25:04 PM PST by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: dynachrome

Global warming will be blamed and so yes they will blame Trump. So predictable.


15 posted on 11/08/2025 4:29:19 PM PST by plain talk
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To: dynachrome

Brawndo to the rescue!


16 posted on 11/08/2025 4:30:34 PM PST by RAT_Poison
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Iran in crisis as major drought forces regime to cut off water


Water, like from the toilet?


17 posted on 11/08/2025 4:31:18 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: dynachrome

Iran has been wasting their resources building nukes when they dont even have enough water. Crazy.


18 posted on 11/08/2025 4:31:42 PM PST by plain talk
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To: dynachrome

Evacuate Tehran to…where? I think there are around 8 or 9 million people in Tehran.


19 posted on 11/08/2025 4:32:37 PM PST by Allegra (“Knock it off!” Thank you for everything, JimRob. R.I.P. ♥️)
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To: Allegra

New Yorks central park


20 posted on 11/08/2025 4:51:41 PM PST by al baby (I miss that ol windbag )
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