Iran says a 36-kilometer water transfer tunnel meant to revive Lake Urmia will open soon.

Drought, mismanagement of water resources, coupled with US sanction, led to protests, starting in the southwestern province of Khuzestan in July, later in Isfahan, and, soon afterwards, in its neighboring province of Charmahal and Bakhtiari.

Iran launches a key dam near the Iraqi border as part of its efforts to revitalize Lake Urmia.

Iran’s Lake Urmia, one of the world’s largest salt lakes, is now coming back to life.

Lake Urmia has made a comeback after preservation efforts and heavy rains in 2019.

It is one of the worst ecological disasters of recent decades, but the shrinking of Iran's great Lake Urmia finally appears to be stabilizing and officials see the start of a revival.

Since the early 1970s nature and humanity have chipped away at this gem tucked in northwestern Iran, reducing its size by about 80 percent over the past 30 years.