Iran mulls moving capital from Tehran to south coast

Iran mulls moving capital from Tehran to south coast

[France24 Middle-East] - 02/18/2025

Faced with myriad problems including gridlocked traffic and a sinking earth surface in its current capital, Iran is considering a drastic solution – moving it to an altogether different location on the Gulf of Oman. FRANCE 24's Saeed Azimi reports from Tehran.



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