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Foreign Policy

FM: Iran won’t give up even a drop of water rights

Emad Askarieh -
The Iranian foreign minister says Iran will not forgo even a drop of its water rights amid a dispute with neighboring Turkey and the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan.
Environment

Taliban say Iran will receive water right from Helmand River

IFP Editorial Staff -
A Taliban official who serves as the Afghanistan's energy and water ministry’s spokesman has said Iran will receive its water right from Helmand River under the 1972 agreement between the two countries.
Environment

Iran will not forgo rights to water from Helmand River: Raisi

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says the Islamic Republic will forcefully pursue its right to water shares from the Helmand River in Afghanistan.
Environment

15 tons of garbage dumped into Iran’s Anzali Lagoon daily: Environment official

IFP Editorial Staff -
An Iranian environment official says 15 tons of refuse is dumped into Anzali Lagoon in Iran’s northern Gilan Province every day.
Environment

Official: Taliban withhold Iran’s water share

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran and representatives of the Taliban administration in Afghanistan have failed to reach an agreement on the two countries’ share of water from the Hirmand River, an Iranian official says.
Environment

Tehran air quality at critical levels again

IFP Editorial Staff -
Hospitals and emergency centers have been put on standby as the air quality index in the Iranian capital Tehran reached 327, meaning it is dangerous for everyone and may prompt emergency condition alerts.
Environment

Fish die in northern Iranian lagoon due to hot weather

IFP Editorial Staff -
A heat wave in the northern Iranian Anzali lagoon, Guilan Province, has led to the growth of a highly aggressive species of fern known as Azolla as well as common water hyacinth across the wide swathe of the wetland, reducing oxygen concentration in the water.
Nature and Wildlife

Surviving Persian cheetah cub turns 77 days old

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After the death of two of the three Asiatic cheetah cubs born in captivity in Iran, the third sibling is almost out of the woods and is 77 days old now.
Environment

Regional environment ministers issue declaration, calling for tackling sandstorms

Golrokh Askarieh -
The environment ministers of regional countries have signed a declaration after a recent meeting in Tehran, calling fot countering environmental challenges including sandstorms.
Environment

Regional environment ministers meeting kicks off in Tehran

IFP Editorial Staff -
Environment ministers of regional countries are in the Iranian capital Tehran for a meeting to tackle environmental issues that have been plaguing the region.
Environment

Iran hosts regional environment ministers meeting

IFP Editorial Staff -
Environment ministers of regional states are scheduled to gather in the Iranian capital Tehran on Tuesday with Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi in attendance.
Environment

Heated debate erupts in Iran on how to address increasing street dogs

Golrokh Askarieh -
The recent tragic deaths of two children in separate attacks by stray dogs in the Iranian city of Qom has triggered calls among the public as well as in the Iranian Parliament and City Councils for legislation on tackling the dangers of free-ranging urban dogs.
Environment

Iran, Azerbaijan to expedite construction of dams, power plant

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan have struck a deal to accelerate construction of a dam and a joint power plant on the Aras River that runs through both countries, the Iranian government spokesperson says.
Environment

Air pollution shuts schools, offices in Tehran

IFP Editorial Staff -
Education centers and offices in the Iranian capital Tehran and the surrounding cities closed on Monday after air pollution caused by sandstorms reached alarming levels.
Environment

Official: Kabul must prove respect for Iran’s Helmand water share in action

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran renews protest against the Kabul government’s failure to respect the country’s share of the Helmand River at the joint border, saying mere words are not enough for Afghanistan to prove its commitment to Tehran’s water rights.
Environment

Dez River in Iran’s Khuzestan Province dries

IFP Editorial Staff -
Dez River in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan Province has dried. This is the second river in Khuzestan to be hit by the current drought after Karkheh River.
Environment

Hottest spot on world: Electricity meters melted in western in Iran

IFP Editorial Staff -
Extremely hot weather on Sunday sent 50 people to hospital in the city of Dehloran in Iran's western province of Ilam, while another provincial city was registered as the hottest spot on the world.
Environment

Telecommunications tower project in Iran shelved to save birds’ nest

IFP Editorial Staff -
In an inspirational move, technical experts at a telecommunications company in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad who were about to launch a project, decided to call it off after they realized that a bird and four of its hatchlings were living atop the radio mast that was part of the project.
Urban

Iranian public urged to save water amid acute scarcity

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian officials have been raising awareness among the public over acute water shortages gripping the capital, Tehran, and the broader country, urging people to adopt conservation methods to protect the country’s scarce water resources.
Environment

Iran to discuss sandstorms with regional countries

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran says it will hold talks with its neighboring countries to find a solution for the dust storms that have been plaguing the region.
Environment

Iran says consulting with Saudi Arabia over air pollution

IFP Media Wire -
Saudi Arabia is the main origin of dust particles, the head of the Iranian Department of Environment said. The official added that Tehran is consulting with Saudis to jointly tackle the air pollution from dust particles.
Environment

Iran urges regional countries to heed responsibilities on dust storms

IFP Media Wire -
Referring to dust storms in Iranian and Iraqi cities, President Ebrahim Raisi said on Sunday that the campaign against dust pollution is a public demand today and the entire regional countries are expected to heed their responsibilities in this regard.
Environment

Two Iranian forest rangers killed in clash with poachers

IFP Editorial Staff -
Two wildlife rangers lost their lives and another was wounded after they got into a conflict to ward off illegal hunters in southwestern Iranian Fars Province, an official said on Saturday.
Environment

Iranian urges UN involvement, regional fund to tackle dust storms,

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran has called for the formation of a regional fund to counter dust storms that have affected several countries in the region.
Environment

Iran foreign ministry, environment department tasked with tackling pollution

IFP Editorial Staff -
The Iranian president says immediate measures are needed to come up with a solution to the deteriorating air pollution caused by the recent wave of sandstorm that has swept across almost the entire country.
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