By SCM Staff Writer I Friday, Nov.07, 2025
TEHRAN – MILLIONS of residents in Iran’s sprawling capital, Tehran, are facing the terrifying prospect of a mass exodus after their newly-elected President issued a chilling ‘Doomsday’ drought warning.
President Masoud Pezeshkian sent shockwaves through the nation yesterday when he warned that the 15 million-strong city may have to be EVACUATED if the country does not receive urgent rainfall.
The extraordinary threat is the starkest sign yet of a deepening water crisis gripping the Middle Eastern nation, threatening to turn one of the region’s largest megacities into a barren wasteland.
“If there is no rainfall, we may have to evacuate the capital city,” the President declared, confirming the worst fears of climate experts who have monitored Iran’s plummeting water reserves for years.
Tehran, a teeming hub of commerce and culture, sits precariously close to the brink as reservoirs run dry and vital aquifers are depleted.
The threat of a mass civilian migration would be unprecedented, plunging the region into chaos and creating a humanitarian nightmare on a scale rarely seen outside of wartime.
For months, the country has suffered through a severe drought, fuelled by years of climate change and, critics say, chronic mismanagement of its precious resources.
The lack of consistent precipitation has ravaged the agricultural heartlands, forcing farmers to abandon their fields and sparking protests across various provinces. Now, the crisis has reached the very heart of the Iranian state.
The President’s chilling ultimatum now puts Tehran’s population on notice.
Officials have been desperately trying to manage the situation through emergency water rationing and appeals for conservation, but with the specter of a completely dry taps looming, the pressure is immense.
One resident, queuing for bottled water in a southern district of the capital, told local media: “We have faced sanctions and wars, but to hear your own President say the city might become unlivable… it’s a fear unlike any other.”
Pezeshkian, who took office promising political stability, is now forced to battle a climate emergency that threatens the fundamental existence of the nation’s beating heart.
