TEHRAN: Tehran’s first rains of the autumn, rare so late in the year, have brought relief to inhabitants suffering from a nationwide drought that has caused water shortages and degraded air quality. On Wednesday, a downpour caused major traffic jams on most of Tehran’s streets and a first rainfall »»»

Tehran: Tehran's first rains of the autumn, rare so late in the year, have brought relief to inhabitants suffering from a nationwide drought that has caused water shortages and degraded air quality. On Wednesday, a downpour caused major traffic jams on most of Tehran's streets and a first rainfall »»»

TEHRAN, Nov 17, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Iranian authorities have launched cloud seeding operations to induce rainfall as the country faces its worst drought in decades, state media reported. Videos broadcast by local media Sunday showed heavy rains and even some flooding in several regions, but it was not»»»

Videos broadcast by local media Sunday showed heavy rains and even some flooding in several regions, but it was not clear if this was linked to the seeding. Iranian authorities have launched cloud seeding operations to induce rainfall as the country faces its worst drought in decades, state media r»»»

“Today, a cloud seeding flight was conducted in the Urmia Lake basin for the first time in the current water year,” which begins in September, according to IRNA news agency. Urmia, in the northwest, is Iran’s largest lake, but has largely dried out and turned into a vast salt bed due to drought. IR»»»

TEHRAN: Iranian authorities have begun cloud-seeding operations to trigger rainfall as the country experiences its most severe drought in decades, state media reported. "Today, a cloud seeding flight was conducted in the Urmia Lake basin for the first time in the current water year," which begins i»»»

Iranian authorities have launched cloud seeding operations to induce rainfall as the country faces its worst drought in decades, state media reported. "Today, a cloud seeding flight was conducted in the Urmia Lake basin for the first time in the current water year," which begins in September, the o»»»

Iran, a largely arid country, has for years suffered chronic dry spells and heat waves expected to worsen with climate change. (EPA Images pic) TEHRAN: Iranian authorities have launched cloud seeding operations to induce rainfall as the country faces its worst drought in decades, state media report»»»

TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have launched cloud seeding operations to induce rainfall as the country faces its worst drought in decades, state media reported. “Today, a cloud seeding flight was conducted in the Urmia Lake basin for the first time in the current water year,” which begins in Septemb»»»

TEHRAN: Iranian authorities have launched cloud seeding operations to induce rainfall as the country faces its worst drought in decades, state media reported. “Today, a cloud seeding flight was conducted in the Urmia Lake basin for the first time in the current water year,” which begins in Septembe»»»

TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – Fatemeh Mohajerani, spokesperson for President Masoud Pezeshkian's Administration said that the president attended a meeting between Iranian and Iraqi Kurdistan's provinical governors Thursday. President Masoud Pezeshkian government's spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani announced »»»