Hirmand

Official: 300mn cubic meters of water released into Iran from Helmand River

Tehran, IRNA – An Iranian official has said that some 300 million cubic meters of water have been released from the Helmand (Hirmand) River into Iran thanks to the Islamic Republic’s successful diplomacy on the country’s water rights from the shared river with Afghanistan.
2 months ago
Afghanistan will endeavor to supply Iran’s water share of Hirmand River: Muttaqi

Kabul, IRNA – Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban government Amir Khan Muttaqi has said that the government of the country will endeavor to supply Iran’s water share of Hirmand River.
5 months ago
Iran calls for release of its share of Hirmand River

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Energy Minister has stressed the need for Afghanistan to release Iran’s share of Hirmand River based on a treaty in place between the two neighboring countries.
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Iran not to give up legitimate right to Hirmand water share: Minister

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Energy says water share from Hirmand River is Iran’s legal, natural and international right, and the country will not give up by any means.
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Iran enjoys privileged position in accessing drinking water, minister says

Tehran, IRNA – Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian has said that Iran has a privileged position in accessing drinking water in urban and rural areas both globally and regionally.
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Iran does not recognize Afghanistan's ruling group: FM

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says Iran does not recognize the ruling government in Afghanistan, urging the Taliban group to form an inclusive government.
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Iran urges Afghanistan to comply with Helmand treaty

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian said that based on the Helmand Treaty between Iran and Afghanistan, Afghanistan is committed to supplying Iran with water right and is obliged to remove any political and technical obstacles on the common border.
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Iran rejects Afghan statement on Helmand water right

Tehran, IRNA - The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected the contradictory and incorrect statement issued by Afghanistan's governing body regarding Helmand water right saying that the Iran-Afghanistan treaty clearly and without any ambiguity has determined Iran’s water right.
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Afghanistan refused Iranian expert visits to Helmand dams: FM

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that Afghanistan has refused to allow visits by Iranian experts to dams built on Helmand River.
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FM calls for Afghanistan cooperation in Iran's water right

Zahedan, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian referred to Iran's water rights to the Hirmand River, and said that according to the treaty, this is Iran's natural right, and if necessary, pressure tools will be used to force the ruling Taliban group in Afghanistan that does not cooperate with the granting of Iran's water rights.
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Raisi warns he would act if Afghanistan ignores Iran's water right

Chabahar, IRNA – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has warned the ruling Taliban group in Afghanistan that they should not ignore the water rights of people living in Iran's southeast from the Hirmand (Helmand) river, stressing the government is determined to defend the nation’s rights under a treaty signed in 1973.
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Iran 'serious’ in efforts to preserve Helmand water rights: FM

Tehran, IRNA - The Iranian foreign minister has pressed the issue of Iran’s water rights with the caretaker government of Afghanistan, emphasizing that releasing Iran’s share of the water from the Helmand (Hirmand) River is a “serious demand” of the Islamic Republic that could affect bilateral ties.
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Water, a recurring nightmare in Iran's Sistan region

Water supplies to villages in the arid Sistan region in southeastern Iran have been cut off as water levels in Chah-Nimeh human wetland have dangerously receded, making life more difficult for the local population. With a capacity of 1.5 billion cubic meters, Chah-Nimeh is comprised of four lakes which receive surplus water from the Helmand (Hirmand) River. Its water reserves have rapidly depleted due to warm weather conditions and droughts, triggering a widespread wave of migration from the region. Water rights from the Helmand River has been at the heart of a festering dispute between Iran and Afghanistan for decades. Iran’s share of the water has steadily dwindled in recent years due to excessive irrigation and dam construction in Afghanistan, despite terms of a water-sharing treaty between the two neighboring countries that was signed in 1973. (IRNA photos published May 15, 2023/Mohammad Dehdast)
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Iran VP vows pursuing Hirmand water rights through int’l bodies

Zahedan, IRNA – Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber said that the current administrative government in the country is serious in its efforts to pursue Iran’s water rights from the Helmand (Hirmand) River through negotiations with Afghanistan and through legal actions in international institutions.
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Taliban: We are committed to Iran's water right

Tehran, IRNA – Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan's Taliban Amir Khan Muttaqi emphasized that the Taliban is committed to respecting Iran's water rights from the Helmand River.
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Deputy minister: Iran calls on Afghanistan to fulfill commitment to 1973 water treaty

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Deputy Energy Minister for Water Affairs Mohammad Javanbakht said that Afghanistan should be committed to a major water treaty signed between the two countries nearly half a century ago/
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Iran, Afghanistan react to certain media plots to damage bilateral ties

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Embassy in Kabul and the group of Afghanistan’s Taliban stated on Wednesday that efforts made by certain media to disfigure bilateral relations are unsuccessful as the two countries enjoy strong and friendly cooperation.
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Iran protests against not receiving its water share from Hirmand River: Official

Tehran, June 8, IRNA - Deputy Ministry of Energy for Water and Wastewater Affairs Ghasem Taghizadeh Khamesi at the joint meeting of the water commission on Tuesday said that Iran protests about not receiving its water share from the Hirmand River.
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