After a five-year drought and decades of mismanagement, Tehran is at risk of running out of water in several weeks, the government warned.

Iran warned a U.S. destroyer on to change course after it approached waters being monitored by the Islamic Republic, Iranian state media reported.

• Worsening Water Crisis: Iran is experiencing a deepening water crisis that has forced authorities to impose widespread water cuts, with dam reservoirs across the country dropping to their lowest levels in decades. Drought, mismanagement, and mounting climate challenges are causing major disruptions to daily life for millions.

Blistering temperatures across several provinces in Iran led the government to declare a public holiday on Wednesday, a step taken to protect citizens and a power grid that critics say is aging and mismanaged.

Iran held a public holiday for some areas over a scorching heatwave. An official holiday for public sector employees in eight of Iran’s 31 provinces, including the capital, Tehran, was declared Wednesday to save electricity as the capital’s temperatures soared past 40 degrees Celsius (104 F),

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While we must wring our hands over the unintended and often terrible consequences of our well-intentioned actions, we must never lose sight of the motivations of our adversaries.

Reza Pahlavi, son of the last shah, is hosting a convention of activists in Munich Saturday to build support for democracy.