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Hundreds in Tehran pray for rain as Iran battles drought

Hundreds of people gather at a mosque in northern Tehran to pray for rain, with Iran gripped by one of its worst droughts in ...

As Aquifers Dry Up, Tehran Rations Water and Calls for Rain Prayers

Facing Iran’s worst drought in 60 years, the country’s president warned that the capital might need to be evacuated, and some ...
The New York Sun

Iranian Officials Consider Evacuation of Tehran as Drought, Not War, Leaves Millions With ‘Days of Water Left’

With record low rainfalls, the Islamic Republic is looking to relocate its government operations and cut off water at night.
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Behnamarab-e Jonubi RD, Tehran Province, Iran

There will be scattered light rain showers. The low will be 14°. Pressure is the weight of the air in the atmosphere. It is normalized to the standard atmospheric pressure of 1,013.25 mb (29.9212 inHg ...

Tehran's Water Crisis: City May Soon Face Rationing - or Possible Relocation, BBC Says

Iran faces one of its most challenging water crises in recent memory. The capital city of Tehran, home to millions, now ...
Foreign PolicyOpinion

Tehran’s Residents Are Panicking as Taps Run Dry

Last week, after years of drought and reduced rainfall and snowfall, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that Tehran’s ...
Al-Monitor

Iran's new metro station honours Virgin Mary

At Tehran's Maryam Moghaddas metro station religious frescoes and artworks honour Christianity's Virgin Mary, the mother of Christ — ATTA KENARE Shiite Islam may be the official religion in Iran, but ...

2 French nationals freed from Iranian prison after more than 3 years in detention

PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that two French nationals were released from an Iranian prison after ...

What’s at stake in Iraq’s parliamentary election

Iraqis are preparing for a crucial parliamentary election. Voting begins for security forces and displaced people Sunday, ...