Will Iran's next president care enough to put the environment first?

Water shortages and air pollution concern voters, but candidates fear weakening their campaign if they don’t focus on the economy Four years ago one of the candidates in Iran’s presidential election made himself popular by promising to save Lake Urmia, one of the world’s largest saltwater lakes that was on the cusp of disappearing. Now, President Hassan Rouhani proudly recounts that promise, citing Urmia’s current state as an environmental success story made possible by p