Iran’s environmental woes could be Raisi’s Achilles heel
By
Javad Heiran-Nia and Mahmood Monshipouri
Among the challenges encountered by the Islamic Republic of Iran, climate change looms as one of the most serious, disrupting, and even life-threatening issues facing both rural and urban populations. This threat has worsened at a time when Iran is politically polarized, ideologically fractured, and economically embattled.
