Could Iran’s Enemies Really Be Destroying Its Rain Clouds?
Thursday, September 13, 2012 | 
Author Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has reportedly accused his country’s enemies of creating a drought in Iran by somehow destroying or co-opting its share of rain clouds.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaking at Columbia University during a visit to the West in 2007.
Iranian authorities have made this claim repeatedly in the past year. During a severe drought in the Islamic republic last fall, Ahmadinejad said European countries were using “special equipment” to dump rainwater on their continent, leaving nothing for Iran.
Then, in July, the AFP news agency quoted Iranian Vice President Hassan Mousavi as saying, “The world arrogance and colonist (term for the West used by Iranian authorities) are influencing Iran’s climate conditions using technology. The drought is an acute issue and soft war is completely evident… This level of drought is not normal.”
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