# Will the city of Teheran be abandoned next week, due to drought?

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> [@Sage\_Rat](#):
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> curious timing.

The month of June or October is not relevant.  
The “curious timing” of the water crisis is the result of decades; Long-term poor water management, based on the deliberate priorities of Iranian government policies.

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