Iran faces its worst water crisis in modern history. Reservoirs near Tehran have fallen to single-digit capacity, triggering rationing and official warnings of potential evacuation. This strategic risk assessment analyzes how water scarcity will reshape Iran's stability and regional posture through 2029, examining protest flashpoints, subsidence threats, Helmand River tensions with Afghanistan, and the governance failures turning environmental stress into political crisis.

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