The Iranian government declined an offer of aid from Israel to help solve its water crisis. Hatred of “the little Satan” comes before the well-being of its people.
“Iran’s Religious Centers Get Free Water as Citizens Face Rationing,” by Sina Ghanbarpour, Iran Wire, August 7, 2025 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
Water flows freely into the pool at the Ansar al-Mahdi mosque in Tehran’s affluent Jannat Abad district as the Iranian capital faces its worst water crisis in decades.
Nearby, residents receive notices urging them to conserve 20 percent of their water usage, while government officials warn of impending rationing.
The mosque’s pool shows a contradiction in Iran’s response to its water crisis.
While ordinary citizens face increasing restrictions, the country’s 157,967 religious centers, military bases, and seminaries collectively consume an estimated 80 million cubic meters of water annually in Tehran alone, paying nothing for water that costs the government billions to import from distant reservoirs.
The policy covers primary worship areas but excludes affiliated commercial spaces. There is no monitoring system to track their consumption.
Some institutions have taken advantage of the exemption. The Ansar al-Mahdi mosque in Tehran’s Jannat Abad district built a pool. A school near the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has done the same.
“When institutions that symbolize the government are exempt from paying utility bills, it’s natural for people not to take conservation appeals seriously,” said Saeed Peivandi, a sociologist at France’s University of Lorraine who studies Iranian society.
The Ministry of Energy has acknowledged that most of Tehran’s 2,611 active mosques are high electricity consumers but has released no data on their water usage.
Iran is facing its worst water crisis in decades. Fifty cities and 24 provinces are experiencing severe water stress, with Isfahan, Arak, Saveh, Tabriz, Baneh, and Bandar Abbas joining Tehran at crisis levels….
Tony Rice says
Allah needs to be fed and watered
SKA says
All quite rational since Iran’s devout Muslims (what now? Maybe 20% of their population?) cannot wash their stinky feet st home it is clear the mosques need more water so that they will not stink up the communal prayers offered in bare or stockinged feet. Assuming the peasant worshippers are allowed to use the pretty reflection pools for their ritual foot washings.
Alkflaeda says
There was a recent article claiming that Israel was preventing the rain from falling on Iran https://worldisraelnews.com/watch-iranian-official-accuses-israel-and-us-of-steering-clouds-away-from-iran-causing-water-shortage/ Obviously we have a modern day Elijah amongst the Israelis.
gravenimage says
Just hilarious! Check out this “expert”:
“Iranian expert accuses US, Israel of cloud theft as water crisis nears breaking point”
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sygj5upwll
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Good, they’re just setting up an environment that when the patience of the public is finally burnt out, those islamic centers will bear the maximum brunt of their blowback. Just like, rightly or wrongly, the French Revolution took out the aristocrats and the Soviet Revolution took out the land owners
gravenimage says
Iran: Amid severe water crisis, Islamic regime diverts water to religious centers
The Iranian government declined an offer of aid from Israel to help solve its water crisis. Hatred of “the little Satan” comes before the well-being of its people.
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True enough. And who cares if people die of thrst, so long as the Mullahs can wash their filthy feet before entering the Mosque?
abu taleb says
They need the water to flush away the devils who live in their nostrils. Every day. LOL
What a stupid religion.
OLD GUY says
Not to worry the world aid organizations will come to their rescue so Irans leaders can continue to use their money to buy weapons to kill us.
Dam we are smart.
Noah Andeark says
In a bold move to preserve ideological purity, Iran’s Ministry of Thirst has announced a new loyalty-based hydration program. Citizens who publicly denounce Zionism will receive one ladle of water per week, while those suspected of harboring pragmatic thoughts will be encouraged to drink sand.