Water Crisis Fuels Protests In Rural Iran, Experts Warn It Could Spread.
A province in central Iran has become the latest battleground as farmers voice their frustration over severe water shortages, which are mostly caused by poor management and made worse by climate change.
Last month, tensions rose in Isfahan regarding water from Zayandeh Rud, a vital river that runs through the city and supports drought-stricken farms in the region.
For weeks, rural communities in eastern Isfahan have protested water being transferred to the nearby city of Yazd, claiming the water belongs to them. In late March, things got worse when local media reported that unidentified individuals had set fire to a pipeline carrying water from Isfahan to Yazd, damaging and sabotaging its infrastructure.
