Iran's capital faces its worst water shortage in 50 years in a crisis exacerbated by poor governance, with five key dams operating at 15% capacity.
The proposed relocation of the Iranian capital to the southern Makran coast shows a pattern of unrealistic planning at a time of domestic crisis.
A tanker crash in July near Malaysia and Singapore has brought into scrutiny the activities of 'dark fleet' vessels delivering sanctioned oil.
The group's Red Sea escalation has stalled work to scrap a decaying tanker that poses a residual threat to the population and ecosystem.