A major air-pollution wave has swept across parts of the West and Central Asia in recent days, with Iran, Iraq, Syria, Kuwait and as far north as Uzbekistan all reporting hazardous or sharply ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Rain fell for the first time in months in Iran's capital Wednesday, providing a brief respite for the parched Islamic Republic as it suffers through the driest autumn in over a ...

29 July 2025- Amir Kabir Dam, one of Tehran’s main water reservoirs, is seen during a worsening drought, with water levels at historic lows- (Photo: Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images). Rivers ...