Overview
- Energy Minister Abbas Ali Abadi said water will be cut during evening hours in parts of the capital to conserve dwindling reserves.
- President Masoud Pezeshkian cautioned that rationing will start if there is no rain by late November and that evacuation could follow if dryness persists, with no operational details released.
- Officials report Amir Kabir Dam holds about 14 million cubic meters, roughly 8% of capacity, and Latyan Dam is near 9% full, figures that imply less than two weeks of supply at current use.
- Tehran is in a sixth year of drought with rainfall at or near century‑low levels, and local media have noted some overnight outages as authorities move to phased rationing.
- The shortage is straining electricity generation by reducing hydropower and limiting cooling water for thermal plants, while cloud‑seeding efforts are underway but experts expect little impact.