A prolonged drought along with years of overconsumption, an inefficient agricultural sector and mismanagement have led to the ...

When 38-year-old Merat Behnam first gathered enough courage to drive her yellow motorbike through the gridlocked streets of ...

Authorities have begun cutting off water at night in the capital, according to reports. Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian ...

IRAN is facing one of the worst droughts in its history, with officials warning that Tehran may have to be evacuated if rain ...

Women are increasingly seen riding motorbikes in Iran's capital, where laws and religious mores once barred women from ...

Iran is entering a state of “water bankruptcy,” forcing Tehran to begin rationing as reservoirs collapse to historic lows.

The country of more than 90 million is facing an unprecedented water and energy crisis as reservoirs shrink to record lows, ...

Rainfall in capital city at lowest level in a century as half of Iran's provinces haven't seen a drop in months; last week, ...

Iran faces its worst water crisis in 60 years as Tehran’s reservoirs hit record lows. President Masoud Pezeshkian warns that ...

The crisis extends far beyond Tehran. Nationwide, 19 major dams — roughly 10% of Iran’s total — have effectively run dry. In ...

Two things in the past prevented women from driving motorbikes or scooters. First of all, police regulations in Iran’s Farsi ...

The reservoirs are nearly empty following record-low rainfall, and officials are “pleading with citizens to conserve water”, ...