Water crisis deepens as farmers torch key pipeline amid protests in central Iran

Protest over water shortage in Iran's Isfahan province on March 29, 2025.
Protest over water shortage in Iran's Isfahan province on March 29, 2025.

Protests over water shortages in central Iran escalated over the weekend after demonstrators set fire to a key water transfer station in Isfahan province, disrupting the supply line that channels water to hundreds of thousands of Iranians in the province of Yazd.