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. 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. Drought has been a problem in Iran for some 30 years, but has worsened over the past decade.