Iran warns Taliban against violating water rights in Helmand River.

Iran's President Raisi warned Afghanistan's Taliban rulers not to violate Iran's water rights over the shared Helmand River, emphasizing the importance of the river and urging the Taliban to allow Iranian hydrologists to check the water levels. Raisi spoke during his first official visit to Pakistan in 10 years, where he inaugurated the first of six markets along the Iran-Pakistan border. Iranian officials have always stressed the importance of the implementation of the 1973 Helmand River treaty between Iran and Afghanistan, which envisions shared water resources.