Fatemi estimates that around 70 percent of migration inside Iran is driven by the effects of climate change. "We’ve entered the phase of crisis. The next level could be a disaster," he said.

World leaders are currently meeting at the COP27 UN climate talks in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, and Ali Salajegheh, the head of Iran’s environment agency, is attending.. But analysts say they ...

A severe heatwave has blanketed Iran with temperatures rising above 50 degrees C in some Provinces. The government has yet to provide a plan for tackling climate change.