Tehran’s Chronic Mismanagement and Illegal Land Grabs Drive UNESCO Forests Toward Collapse
DUBAI, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Iran has sought help to fight a devastating fire in UNESCO-listed forests in its north, with neighbouring Turkey sending firefighting planes, Iran's top environmental official said on Saturday.
The fire threatens the Hyrcanian forests,...
Tehran Taps Run Dry as Water Crisis Deepens Across Iran
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Iran is grappling with its worst water crisis in decades, with officials warning that Tehran — a city of more than 10 million — may soon be uninhabitable if...
How Dried-Out Wetlands on the Iran-Iraq Border Threaten the Region
By Sanam Mahoozi
LONDON, May 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The dust storms that have choked Iranians and Iraqis for weeks and hospitalised thousands, are the canary in the coalmine for a complex environmental disaster unfolding in wetlands...
Can’t Wash, Can’t Farm: Iranians Battle ‘Water Bankruptcy’
By Sanam Mahoozi
LONDON, March 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As Iranians scrubbed their homes and hosed their gardens ahead of Persian New Year celebrations, they were told to slash their water use if the country...
EXCLUSIVE: Vanishing Mountains: Winter Air Pollution Smothers Iran
By Sanam Mahoozi
LONDON, Jan 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Toxic air that cloaked Iran this winter sent thousands to hospital, shuttered schools and forced Tehran to admit it must do more to tackle its top pollutants: old cars...
Air Pollution Causes 50,000 Deaths A Year in Iran, Says University Expert
By Kayhan Life Staff
Of the 450,000 deaths in Iran every year that result from accidents and disease, and not from natural causes, some 50,000 are attributed to air pollution, according to Mohammad Sadegh Hassanvand,...
US Flags Environmental Risks From Illicit Transfers of Iranian Oil off Malaysia, Report Says
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. treasury official warned of environmental risks from illicit transfers of Iranian oil off Malaysia, news portal Malaysiakini reported on Thursday, as the United States narrows its focus on financing...
In Iran, Air Pollution Caused 27,000 Deaths Last Year, Official Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Air pollution has caused the deaths of thousands of Iranians since March 2023, Mehdi Pirhadi, the Chair of the Health, Environment and Urban Services Commission of Tehran City Council, said recently.
Mr....
Some 270 Iranian Cities Are Experiencing Severe Water Shortage, Officials Say
By Kayhan Life Staff
A total of 269 cities are facing water shortages across Iran, although emergency measures have prevented disruptions in the water supply, according to Hashem Amini, the spokesman for Iran’s Water Industry.
In...
Iran Shuts Down for Two Days Because of ‘Unprecedented Heat’
DUBAI, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Iran has announced Wednesday and Thursday this week will be public holidays because of "unprecedented heat" and told the elderly and people with health conditions to stay indoors, Iranian state media reported.
Many cities...
