TEHRAN, Iran -- Rain fell for the first time in months in Iran's capital Wednesday, providing a brief respite for the parched ...

The organizers “did not take these warnings seriously” and violated “public decency,” a public prosecutor told state media.

Rain fell for the first time in months in Iran's capital Wednesday, providing a brief respite for the parched Islamic Republic as it suffers through the driest autumn in over a half century.The ...

Rainfall this week on Iran's Hormuz Island has briefly transformed the coastline of the famed Red Beach into a striking ...

Amid a deepening ecological crisis and acute water shortage, Tehran can no longer remain the capital of Iran, the country’s president has said. The situation in Tehran is the result of “a perfect ...

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A staggering water shortage this year is throwing Iran’s future livability into question, with dozens of dams close to empty, residents of Tehran facing the possibility of running out of water within ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The city depends on five major reservoirs for its water supply. One has dried up ...

If you’re looking for a temperature check on the state of the planet’s ecological decline, this is it. For decades, Tehran has faced an oncoming water shortage, brought on by environmental changes, ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Fall marks the start of Iran’s rainy season, but large parts of the country have barely seen a drop as the nation faces one of its worst droughts in decades. Several key reservoirs ...

Schools are closing and hospitals are admitting patients suffering from lung diseases as Tehran and other Iranian cities face a severe air pollution crisis.

Iran has been battling its worst drought in more than six decades. A blaze in the north has now eaten through parts of the old treasure. By Erika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi A wildfire burning for more ...