Iran’s Water and Power Crisis Deepens as Basic Services Become a Privilege

Iran’s Water and Power Crisis Deepens as Basic Services Become a Privilege

From villages receiving drinking water for only two hours a day to muddy tap water in Ahvaz and repeated blackouts in Tehran, Iran’s infrastructure crisis is increasingly becoming a crisis of survival. For millions of people across Iran, access to clean drinking water and reliable electricity—basic services that should be guaranteed in any functioning society—is becoming increasingly uncertain. During the scorching summer of 2026, water shortage…