One of the world's largest saltwater lakes is almost gone, and ethnic minority Iranians blame the mullahs in charge of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Over the past two decades, Lake Urmia ...

Although U.S.-Iran relations have been strained for decades, the countries have permitted scientific exchanges to brainstorm on how to replenish the diminishing waters of Lake Urmia and Utah’s ...

Seen here in 2018, Iran's Lake Urmia has been drying up for years in one of the worst ecological disasters of recent decades — ATTA KENARE Iran's Lake Urmia will dry out completely if rescue efforts ...

the expanse of Iran’s Lake Urmia has been drying up for years. Once considered the largest lake in the Middle East, Lake Urmia has transformed into a vast salty desert with only memories of its ...

Straddling the misleadingly named provinces of East and West Azerbaijan in Iran, Lake Urmia has been an icon of Middle Eastern geography since… well, pretty much since geography was a thing.

Iranian police have arrested at least 16 people after they protested over the drying up of Lake Urmia in northwest Iran on July 16. Lake Urmia began shrinking in 1995 due to a combination of ...

Tehran (AFP) – Iran's Lake Urmia will dry out completely if rescue efforts are not prioritised over the needs of farmers in the drought gripping the region, an environment official said Tuesday.

Urmia, Iran - April 8, 2018: Road bridge on Urmia Salt Lake. it was the largest lake in the Middle East, now on the verge of extinction. Picture: iStock Iran’s Lake Urmia will dry out completely ...