Iran Press/ Iran news: According to the Hirmand Treaty, which was signed in 1972 by the then authorities of Iran and Afghanistan, Iran's water share of the Hirmand River is equal to 820 million cubic meters per year and about 26 cubic meters per second, which, of course, varies in different months and seasons.
The previous government of Afghanistan, which claimed to secure Iran's rights, by building the 'Kamal Khan' dam in Nimroz province on the Hirmand River, practically prevented the implementation of this agreement, which caused a lot of damage to humans, animals, and plant life around the Hirmand River in Iran, especially in Sistan and Baluchistan province.
According to Iran Press, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, explaining Tehran's measures to secure Iran's status, stated that in the past one and a half years, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been firm in his frank talks with the Acting Foreign Minister of the Interim administration of Afghanistan, as well as in the continuous pursuit of Hassan Kazemi Qomi, the special representative of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Afghanistan and Ali Akbar Mehrabian, the Minister of Energy of Iran, seriously followed the issue of Iran's water right to Hirmand.
Stating that Iran will continue its collective efforts until achieving the desired result, Amir-Abdollahian added:
"The Afghan Interim Administration (AIA), unlike the previous officials of this country, acknowledges Iran's water right to the Hirmand River.
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