Iran Among Countries Facing High Water Scarcity 

FILE - A person walks in a fountain, once used by local residents as drinking water, in the Alborz mountains close to Chalandar village, north of Tehran, Iran. A U.N. report lists Iran as one country experiencing very high stress levels over water.

The United Nations said in its yearly report on water access that the world is “facing a water crisis” and listed Iran as one of the countries experiencing “extremely high water stress.”