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Iconic Iran river threatened by droughts, diversions / 32AN9JL
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The famed river bridges of the Iranian city of Isfahan are a beloved tourist draw -- but on most days their stone arches span just sand and rocks, not water. Drought and upstream water diversions have seen the Zayandeh Rood, "fertile river" in Persian, run dry since 2000, with only rare exceptions. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES