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"Iran’s president has claimed Iran has no choice but to move its capital from
Tehran to the south of the country due to the city’s over-expansion, the lack
of adequate water supplies and the growing threat of subsidence.
Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday that he had raised the proposal with the
supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, last year. He admitted it had received
a lot of criticism, but argued that the accumulating resource crises were so
deep that Iran now had an obligation to shift the capital, and no choice but to
do so.
He made his remarks on a visit to Hormozgan province, which sits on the Persian
Gulf opposite Dubai.
“This region is located on the shores of the Persian Gulf and provides direct
access to open waters and the development of trade and economic relations. If
we have a different view of the capacities of this region, we can create a very
prosperous and advanced region. It is not good enough to accept the current
situation and not design a scientific, accurate and indigenous map for the
future,” he said.
“The problems the country is currently facing require us to direct the
development path towards the Persian Gulf. Tehran, Karaj, and Qazvin are
currently facing a water crisis, and this crisis cannot be easily solved.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
