The water situation in Tehran has become critical, with forecasts indicating a possible depletion of drinking water reserves ...

A historic drought in the country has culminated in a ‘100 percent drop in precipitation’ in the Tehran region.

Tehran is the capital of Iran, the world’s only significant theocracy, and the largest city in West Asia, with a population ...

The Amir Kabir dam, one of five that provide drinking water for the capital, “holds just 14 million cubic meters of water, ...

In 1786, Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar moved the capital of his newly unified kingdom of Iran to a then-quiet settlement at the ...

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is calling for the swift relocation of the capital from Tehran due to overpopulation and a slew of other urban management issues in the city. "In view of the ...

He told delegates at the fourth ministers’ meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) that a six-million strong ...

Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organisation has called on Saudi Arabia to increase Iran’s Hajj pilgrim quota in proportion to the ...

A year ago, the Amir Kabir dam held back 86 million cubic metres of water, Parsa said, but there had been a "100 percent drop in precipitation" in the Tehran region. Parsa did not provide details on ...