Mohsen Arbabian, a leading Iranian water resources expert, sparked controversy after stating on Khateh Energy’s YouTube channel (July 30, 2025) that the U.S. and Israel have been manipulating the weather for 40 years to redirect rain clouds away from Iran, allegedly triggering deliberate droughts.

While Arbabian’s theory is not supported by any scientific evidence, it highlights growing paranoia and conspiracy narratives amid Iran’s worsening environmental crisis. Experts globally have dismissed the idea as pseudoscience, calling for focus on climate policy, mismanagement, and groundwater overuse instead.