Iran has an irrigation problem. A severe one. But instead of concentrating on dealing with this issue, which would benefit its people, Iran’s leadership has instead spent its time and money on fomenting terrorism, with a special emphasis on ridding the world of Israel.
Israel used to have an irrigation problem. A severe one. So, in an effort to benefit its people, it addressed that issue.
Now: how did things work out for the two countries?
From Hank Berrien’s article for dailywire.com:
Iranian Regime Faces Water-Driven Capital Relocation As Israel Showcases Water-Conquering Innovation
Iran is confronting an escalating environmental crisis so severe that President Masoud Pezeshkian has announced the country must move its capital, declaring that the regime “no longer has a choice.”
Tehran, once the political and demographic heart of Iran, is now overwhelmed by water depletion, collapsing land, and infrastructural strain. Pezeshkian warned that parts of the capital are sinking by up to 30 centimeters a year, calling it a “catastrophe” driven by decades of mismanagement, overbuilding in upstream regions, and disrupted downstream flows. With water resources no longer matching demand, he argued that continued population or construction growth in Tehran is impossible and that remaining in place means “signing our own destruction.”
The Iranian regime is studying relocation to the Makran coast, despite the area’s underdevelopment, security concerns, and financial burden — costs so immense that previous efforts since the 1979 revolution have repeatedly stalled. Nevertheless, Pezeshkian said Iran has reached the point where relocation has become “an obligation.”
This dramatic moment stands in stark contrast to Israel’s successful campaign to overcome its own longstanding water scarcity, transforming from a drought-prone nation into a global leader in water security. Israel built a national system anchored in large-scale reverse-osmosis desalination plants, which now provide most of the country’s drinking water. The country also recycles nearly 90% of its wastewater — the highest rate in the world —largely supporting agriculture and preserving natural freshwater sources. Israeli-developed drip irrigation technology allows precise water delivery and enables high crop yields even in arid zones, while a centralized national water grid efficiently moves water to where it is needed, stabilizing supplies in dry years.
Quite a difference, wouldn’t you say?
Simply stated, what Israel is, Iran, to a great extent, was. And could still be today.
Why? Because Iran’s”leaders” directed the country’s assets to terrorism rather than to the benefit of their people. So, instead of Tehran retaining its status as a world class city, it is about to become a has-been ghost town.
There is a lesson here. A lesson about Iran (which I assure you, the “leaders” of Iran neither have learned nor want to)…
…and a lesson about Israel’s value to the world (which, I assure you, most of the rest of the world neither has learned nor will want to).
Maybe some of them, someday, will change. We can hope.
But, based on 58 centuries of the world’s behavior toward Jews and 77 years of the world’s behavior toward Israel, I wouldn’t bet on it happening any time soon, if at all.
