The New Arab Staff

Ariya Farahmand

Ariya Farahmand

Ariya Farahmand is an Iranian journalist with over a decade of experience in foreign policy, diplomacy, and environmental issues.

With mass protests erupting amid a backdrop of Israeli threats and US intervention in Venezuela, the Iranian regime views the crisis as an existential threat

07 January, 2026

The Latian Dam, with a capacity of 76 million cubic meters, currently holds only 7 million cubic meters—the lowest level in 6 decades of operation.

17 November, 2025