Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced that the country had “no choice” but to change its capital due to a catastrophic drought.

An increasingly apocalyptic water crisis has gripped Iran, as unsustainable water management practices have begun to catch up to Tehran. Tens of millions have been affected, particularly the 14 million residents of Tehran’s metropolitan area. After months of pessimistic rhetoric, Pezeshkian announced on Thursday that Iran now had to move its capital, stripped of all other options.

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