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Iran is facing its worst drought in decades, raising fears of evacuations in Tehran while threatening the regime’s stability and nuclear ambitions, according to a leading environmental expert.

Kaveh Madani , Director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, said Iran’s worsening "water bankruptcy" would impact the country’s ability to function and weaken its position on the global stage.

"This water bankruptcy weakens Iran on the world stage," Madani told Fox News Digital.

"If they want to stick to their ideology and fight with the West, they must use their natural resources and burn them, so if there is no water , there is less resilience and less capacity to resist."

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