Call for Stronger Political Leverage Against Afghanistan to Release Iran’s Water Share

Negotiations with Afghan officials to release Iran’s fair share of joint water resources has been a dismal failure and a change of policy and a stronger political leverage is needed to force them respect international laws, , head of the sustainable development, Water and Environment Commission of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture said.

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05 May 2023

It is very unlikely that Afghans agree to transfer water to Iran through diplomatic channels and a different policy is needed to put them under pressure

“Afghan water officials’ claims about the technical impossibility of diverting water to Iran border areas are unfounded and ridiculous,” Farshid Kadkhodaei was quoted as saying by ILNA.

Iranian water authorities have checked all waterways in the neighboring nation and have dismissed Afghans’ untrue allegations about technical issues and the absence of suitable routes to release Iran’s fair share of joint water resources, he noted.

Such nonsense is not tolerable anymore, he added, noting that it is very unlikely that Afghans agree to transfer water to Iran through diplomatic channels and a different policy is needed to put them under pressure.