{"id":339046,"date":"2025-11-07T07:40:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T06:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=339046"},"modified":"2025-11-08T07:34:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T06:34:54","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-november-7-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-november-7-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 November 7, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iranians in Gothenburg Rally for a Free Iran and Support Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Democratic Vision<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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UPDATE: 7:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Despotic Government May Have to Evacuate Tehran Because of Water Shortage<\/h3>\n

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Tehran, home to more than 10 million people, stands on the brink of a catastrophic water shortage amid Iran\u2019s most severe drought in decades. In 2025, the capital has seen a 100% drop in precipitation compared to the previous year \u2014 an unprecedented collapse that has left the region\u2019s reservoirs nearly empty. Iranian officials are now warning that, absent immediate rainfall, parts of the city may face forced evacuation within weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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At the center of the crisis is the Amir Kabir Dam, once a cornerstone of Tehran\u2019s water supply. Today, it holds only\u00a014 million cubic meters of water<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 just 8% of capacity \u2014 enough to sustain the city for about two weeks under current conditions. Tehran depends on five primary dams \u2014 Lar, Mamlu, Amir Kabir, Taleqan, and Latyan \u2014 but together they are only\u00a08%<\/a>. Excluding the newly added Taleqan Dam, that figure plunges to 5%, according to Mohsen Ardakani, head of Tehran\u2019s Water and Wastewater Company.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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UPDATE: 5:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran’s Next Chapter as Regime Faces Demise<\/h3>\n

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Iran is in a strikingly similar position to the dictatorial Pahlavi regime right before it was deposed in 1979.<\/p>\n

The last U.S. Ambassador to Iran, William Sullivan, sent a now-famous telegram to the White House in late 1978 titled “Thinking the Unthinkable – Iran without Shah.” The cable sent shockwaves through a Carter administration and foreshadowed the collapse of a monarchy that had ruled with an iron fist for five decades. Less than 100 days later, the Shah and his notorious secret police, SAVAK, were gone, a testament to a regime’s inability to survive when it was thoroughly despised by its people.<\/p>\n

I was a young university student in the United States at the time. More than four decades later, the memories are still fresh.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 2:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

UK Issues New Nuclear Sanctions Regulations Against Iran<\/h3>\n

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November 6, 2025 \u2014 London. The United Kingdom has released a new set of regulations outlining nuclear-related sanctions against Iran, warning that any individual or company violating these restrictions will face legal penalties.\u00a0According to the official guidance published<\/a> on November 6, the measures include financial, trade, and immigration sanctions designed to implement the UK\u2019s obligations under UN Security Council resolutions.<\/p>\n

The sanctions aim to prevent Iran\u2019s clerical dictatorship from advancing its nuclear weapons program and cover multiple sectors, including:<\/p>\n