Overview
- Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi announced evening‑to‑morning cutoffs and pressure reductions to curb use, advising households to install tanks and pumps.
- Tehran’s supply is critically low, with the Amir Kabir reservoir at 14 million cubic meters versus 86 million a year ago and the main storage estimated at roughly two weeks of cover.
- A new pipeline from the Taleghan dam is now delivering 5,000 liters per second, supplying about one‑eighth of the capital’s demand.
- Drought conditions span the country, as 15 of 31 provinces have recorded no rain since October and national rainfall is reported about 40% below average.
- President Massud Peseschkian has floated rationing and even a possible evacuation if rains fail to arrive, while Mashhad reports reservoirs under 3% and considers night shutoffs.