The presidents of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan have inaugurated a dam built jointly by the two neighbors on the Aras River at their common border.

Kiev blames Moscow for the Kakhovka dam explosion on the Dnipro River; however, Moscow says western countries have a habit of linking negative incidents to Russia.

Iran expects its hydroelectric energy output to increase by some 30% in the year to March 2024.

A total of 22 dams are to be constructed along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers near Turkey's borders with Syria and Iraq, which is expected to have a devastating effect on regional agriculture and to exasperate pollution