{"id":243475,"date":"2021-07-19T09:38:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T14:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=243475"},"modified":"2023-01-31T04:44:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T03:44:38","slug":"amid-protests-in-khuzestan-state-media-acknowledge-source-of-crisis-and-its-consequences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/amid-protests-in-khuzestan-state-media-acknowledge-source-of-crisis-and-its-consequences\/","title":{"rendered":"Amid Protests in Khuzestan State Media Acknowledge Source of Crisis and Its Consequences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Khuzestan-protests-Iran-state-media-ncri\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Khuzestan-protests-Iran-state-media-ncri.jpg\" alt=\"Khuzestan-protests-Iran-state-media-ncri\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Khuzestan-protests-Iran-state-media-ncri.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Khuzestan-protests-Iran-state-media-ncri-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Khuzestan-protests-Iran-state-media-ncri-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Khuzestan-protests-Iran-state-media-ncri-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Khuzestan-protests-Iran-state-media-ncri-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Protests in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-protest\/iran-uprising-in-ahvaz-susangerd-shush-and-other-cities-of-khuzestan-in-protest-to-water-shortage-enters-fourth-day\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Khuzestan<\/a> to water shortages\u00a0continued on\u00a0Sunday for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-uprising-in-ahvaz-susangerd-shush-and-other-cities-of-khuzestan-in-protest-to-water-shortage-enters-fourth-day\/\">fourth consecutive day.<\/a> The regime\u2019s plundering and corruption have caused this crisis that now threatens the mullahs\u2019 security.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Simultaneous with protests, Iran state media acknowledged how the regime has created the water crisis and warned about the outcome of these protests. Instead of answering people\u2019s demands, the regime has opened fire on innocent people, killing at least four people, and injuring dozens.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIn recent days, the problem of water shortage in the rivers of Khuzestan, especially Karkheh, has led to problems such as lack of agricultural water and drinking water in rural areas. Yesterday the acting governor of\u00a0Shadegan\u00a0reported that one person had been killed during a protest rally in support of\u00a0protests against\u00a0the water shortage,\u201d the state-run\u00a0Hamdeli\u00a0daily acknowledged on Sunday.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">July 18 &#8211; North of Ahvaz, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Locals are blocking the Ahvaz-Shush highway as they continue their protests over severe water shortages.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CiyXCmNi8F\">pic.twitter.com\/CiyXCmNi8F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1416835408264974339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe water crisis in Khuzestan, which has a temperature above 50 degrees, is widespread. Residents of about 11 cities in the province do not have water to drink, and 700 villages have problems with a water supply and irrigation,\u201d wrote the state-run\u00a0Resalat\u00a0daily.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The state-run Setar-e Sobh daily on Sunday acknowledged that \u201cRefusing to listen to the experts and ecologists in the last four decades and building unscientific dams\u201d have created the current water crisis.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cConstructing a highway in the middle of Lake Urmia, the construction of which first began with shovels and pickaxes, after which the decline of the lake began, has caused the lake to not return to its previous state. Also, the dams built above the Karkheh and Dez dams and the manipulations that were done in nature have caused the\u00a0Zayandehrood\u00a0river to dry, partially causing protests by farmers nearby,\u201d Setar-e Sobh adds.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">July 18 &#8211; Shush, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Regime authorities are dispatching a large numbers of police anti-riot units to quell locals protesting severe water shortages. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RCAnXmXHoh\">pic.twitter.com\/RCAnXmXHoh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1416809508957954048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/inside-irans-army-of-terror-and-oppression-revolutionary-guards-irgc-part-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)<\/a> is behind the construction of these unscientific dams. In addition, the IRGC transfers water from Khuzestan to the neighboring countries to profit more. Besides, since the IRGC controls Iran\u2019s industry and economy, it transfers water from Khuzestan to central Iran, so the factories it controls, such as\u00a0Foulad\u00a0Mobarakeh\u00a0Steel Company, continue to work.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWater transfer for the industries in central Iran is the main reason for the popular protests. Khuzestan is struggling with the problem of drought and severe water shortage,\u201d wrote the state-run Arman daily\u00a0o\u00a0Sunday.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u201cBoth <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-protests-water-shortage-pensioners-20210718\" rel=\"noopener\">farmers<\/a> and ordinary people are protesting. Right now, from Shush to Ahvaz, many villages face water <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/the-cause-of-irans-worsening-water-crisis\/\" rel=\"noopener\">shortages<\/a> or have no water, neither for drinking nor even for hygiene,\u201d Setar-e Sobh wrote on Sunday.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Khuzestan is one of Iran\u2019s richest provinces with many natural resources such as oil and gas. Yet, the people of this province are suffering from water scarcity.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cMany of the five million inhabitants of Khuzestan are thirsty, and they need the serious determination of the heads of all three branches to solve the problems of water shortage in this province,\u201d Arman daily adds.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-219239\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As protests continue in Khuzestan, the state-run media and regime officials warn of their consequences.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWhen today hundreds of people in the streets protest drought, and water transfer plan and one person is killed, it reminds\u00a0us of\u00a0all of the words of the then-chairman of the National Security Commission in 2018, who said: \u2018Water crisis in Iran It has become a security issue,\u201d the state-run Arman warned.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to\u00a0Hamdeli\u00a0daily, \u201cHassan\u00a0Shahvarpour, Commander of the IRGC in Khuzestan, spoke at a meeting of the Khuzestan Crisis Management Coordination Council on Friday about the formation of a social crisis.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cDue to the current water shortage in Khuzestan province, the ground for social crisis is being formed, and social crisis also becomes a security crisis. If [the water crisis is] not managed properly, there will consequence be like the crises of 2018 and 2019 [Iran protests],\u201d\u00a0Hamdeli\u00a0wrote quoting\u00a0Shahvarpour.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cBe very careful about the events in Khuzestan. I smell blood and conspiracy. Open all the water in Khuzestan to quench your thirst and extinguish the fire of [people\u2019s anger],\u201d Ahmad\u00a0Bighash, one of the regime\u2019s MPs, warned on Sunday.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protests in Khuzestan to water shortages&nbsp;continued on&nbsp;Sunday for the fourth consecutive day. 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