Iranian MP: Water Rights must be enforced against Taliban

An Iranian MP, Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardastani, stated that the Taliban does not adhere to diplomacy or water treaties, emphasizing that Iran’s water rights from the Helmand River must be claimed, not granted.

Ardastani emphasized in an interview with an Iranian media outlet on Sunday, January 12, saying, “Water rights must be claimed, not granted.”

Ardastani alleged that the Taliban views Iran as weak, much like the United States, and seeks to renegotiate the existing treaty to sell water to Iran.