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Iran's crippling drought is firing up the age-old conspiracy vs. science debate — and the real theory at stake is whether weather modification has quietly become the ultimate geopolitical weapon.

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  • Iran's severe drought has sparked accusations that foreign powers are deliberately manipulating its rainfall through advanced weather technology.
  • Weather weaponization theories draw on cloud seeding technology that already exists — blurring the line between conspiracy and plausible statecraft.
  • The controversy exposes a classic dual-use dilemma: environmental modification tools designed for agriculture can theoretically be repurposed for geopolitical coercion.