Thousands of residents in northern Tehran gathered at Imamzadeh Saleh Mosque on Friday, November 14, to pray for rain as Iran faces one of its worst droughts in decades. Local officials reported that rainfall in the capital has dropped to its lowest level in a century, with half of the country’s provinces experiencing months without precipitation. The government has begun rationing water supplies for Tehran’s 10 million residents, implementing periodic shutdowns to conserve resources. President Masoud Pezeshkian recently warned that if rain does not arrive before winter, authorities might need to consider relocating residents, though officials later clarified he intended only to highlight the severity of the situation. Five major dams supplying Tehran are nearly empty, with one completely dry and another below 8% capacity. Nationwide, rainfall this year has reached only 152 millimeters—40% below the 57-year average—raising fears of worsening water shortages across Iran.
ইরানের রাজধানী তেহরানের উত্তরাঞ্চলের একটি মসজিদে শুক্রবার (১৪ নভেম্বর) বৃষ্টির জন্য প্রার্থনা করেছেন হাজার হাজার মানুষ। কয়েক দশকের মধ্যে সবচেয়ে ভয়াবহ খরার কবলে পড়ার পর বৃষ্টির জন্য এই প্রার্থনা করেন ইরানের মানুষ। স্থানীয় কর্মকর্তারা বলছেন, রাজধা
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