Overview

• Tehran’s water storage has fallen to 14 percent capacity, while seven major dams nationwide now hold less than 10 percent of their usual levels.
• President Massud Peseschkian warned that Tehran “really has no water left” and did not rule out moving the capital as a last-resort measure.
• State institutions in Tehran and ten other provinces will remain closed through at least Saturday to enforce a 20 percent reduction in water and power consumption.
• Officials say normal water supply will be impossible for the next two months until autumn rains replenish depleted reservoirs.
• Factory shutdowns and impending layoffs underscore widening economic fallout, which critics attribute to long-term mismanagement and inefficient irrigation practices.