Iran Faces Another Water Crisis as Drought Strains Supply
The low water inlet of the river upstream of the Amir Kabir dam along the Karaj river is pictured in Iran's northern Alborz mountain range.
Photographer: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images
Iran is facing one of its worst droughts on record as a major drop in annual rainfall forces authorities to restrict supply across the country.
Officials have warned that drinking water may be at risk as volumes in dams supplying Tehran province — one of the Middle East’s largest metropolitan areas with a population of almost 14.5 million — are roughly half of what they were last year.