Iran by 2030 may be perilously short of water and find it even harder to market its major export, oil, in a world with a substantial surplus of crude and more extreme weather patterns, according to a new report by the National Intelligence Council.
NIC Predicts Water Shortage, Oil Glut for Iran in 2030
![EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.
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