August 6, 2025
This city could run dry ‘within weeks’ as it grapples with an acute water crisis
Winter in Tehran with a snow covered Alborz Mountains in the background.
By Laura Paddison, CNN Climate
Iran’s capital Tehran could be weeks away from “day zero,” experts say — the day when taps run dry for large parts of the city — as the country suffers a severe water crisis. Key reservoirs are shrinking, authorities are scrambling to reduce water consumption and residents are desperately trying to conserve it to stave off catastrophe.
