The latest data from Iran’s Water Resources Management Company shows that between September 22, 2024, and September 6, 2025, the reserves of five major dams in Iran have fallen to zero.
With the worsening water crisis and the regime’s inability to manage resources, new official reports indicate that 19 large dams in the country are facing severe drought.
Voshmgir, Golestan, and Boostan dams in Golestan province, Rudbal Darab dam in Fars, and Shamil and Niyan dams in Hormozgan have completely dried up.
In Gilan, the Sefidrud dam holds only 3% of its capacity, while in Zanjan, the Taham dam has reached a warning level with just 9% of reserves.
The Tanguieh dam in Sirjan and the Nesa dam in Kerman are also in critical condition, with only 7% capacity.
In recent months, frequent water and power outages have severely affected citizens’ daily lives and disrupted industrial production and economic activities.
While Iranian regime officials call on people to save water and change consumption patterns, they have proven incapable of addressing the structural and managerial roots of the water and electricity crises.
Data from the Water Resources Management Company also shows that in eastern Iran, the Chahnimeh reservoirs in Sistan and Baluchestan are at 13% capacity, and the Nahrin dam in South Khorasan is at 12%, ending the water year with minimal reserves.
The Lar dam in Tehran province is only 3% full, while the Latian and Mamloo dams have 14% reserves, both in poor condition.
In Razavi Khorasan, the Doosti and Torogh dams are also in a critical state, with only 5% capacity.
On September 7, the state-run daily Ham-Mihan reported that with reservoirs running dry, the likelihood of water rationing by late September has increased.
According to the report, although Masoud Pezeshkian’s government has planned to transfer water from the Taleghan dam, the volume is “insufficient to meet Tehran’s needs.”
On September 4, the ISNA news agency wrote that consecutive years of drought, declining rainfall, and the water shortage crisis have affected agricultural production, including wheat.
Earlier, on August 12, the spokesperson of Iran’s water industry warned of the unprecedented severity of the crisis, stating that 70% of Iran’s plains are in “prohibited” or “critically prohibited” status, with more than 300 plains—including Tehran—facing the serious threat of land subsidence.
On August 11, the Water Resources Management Company reported that a total of 58% of the country’s dam reservoirs were empty.
