Overview
- Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi said supply will be cut from evening to morning in parts of the capital and pressure will drop, urging residents to store water and install pumps.
- Tehran’s main storage is critically low, with the Amir Kabir reservoir at about 14 million cubic meters versus roughly 86 million a year ago and utility officials warning of about two weeks of supply.
- President Massud Peseschkian warned that rationing will expand if rains fail this month and raised the possibility of evacuating the capital if dryness persists.
- Authorities cite an exceptional dry spell, with 15 of 31 provinces recording no rain since October and nationwide precipitation reported far below long‑term averages.
- Earlier measures lowered pressure, imposed hourly shutoffs, and closed public toilets in Tehran, while cities such as Mashhad are considering their own nightly cutoffs.