Iran Plans to Move Capital from Tehran to Makran | Vantage with Palki Sharma

Iran Plans to Move Capital from Tehran to Makran | Vantage with Palki Sharma

Iran's capital Tehran is approaching its limit. It reportedly holds 20% of the country's population, and 30% of the GDP. But Tehran is reeling from overpopulation, water shortages, and air pollution. Tehran also lies on seismic fault lines, and is prone to earthquakes. President Masoud Pezeshkian's solution to this is to move the capital. He has zeroed in on the southern Makran coast, as the potential location of the new capital. But is this plan really feasible?

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