Nik Kowsar

Nik Kowsar is an award-winning Iranian American journalist and water issues analyst.

Articles by Nik Kowsar
Dozens of people mill about on a street lined with low-rise buildings and strewn with debris at night. Debris includes tipped-over shopping carts, rolls of toilet paper, and bottles and cans; someone has started a fire in the middle of one pile.
Dozens of people mill about on a street lined with low-rise buildings and strewn with debris at night. Debris includes tipped-over shopping carts, rolls of toilet paper, and bottles and cans; someone has started a fire in the middle of one pile.

Iran’s Currency Crisis Could Be the Regime’s Downfall

Analysis
Alireza Nader, Nik Kowsar
The Amir Kabir Dam along the Karaj River in Iran's northern Alborz mountain range is seen on June 1.
The Amir Kabir Dam along the Karaj River in Iran's northern Alborz mountain range is seen on June 1.

Iran Can’t Run Away From Tehran’s Disasters

Analysis
Nik Kowsar, Alireza Nader
Water runs low at the Latyan Dam, which feeds Tehran, on May 8.
Water runs low at the Latyan Dam, which feeds Tehran, on May 8.

Tehran’s Residents Are Panicking as Taps Run Dry

Analysis
Nik Kowsar, Alireza Nader
This landscape view shows the shallow water at the shore of a manmade dammed lake, the water greenish and calm. Beyond the water, a high hill slopes up, dotted with trees at its more elevated parts.
This landscape view shows the shallow water at the shore of a manmade dammed lake, the water greenish and calm. Beyond the water, a high hill slopes up, dotted with trees at its more elevated parts.

Iran’s Taps Are Nearly Empty This article has an audio recording

Argument
Nik Kowsar, Alireza Nader
People visit the Si-o-Se Pol Bridge in Iran’s central city of Isfahan.
People visit the Si-o-Se Pol Bridge in Iran’s central city of Isfahan.

The ‘Water Mafia’ Is Real—and It’s Draining Iran Dry

Argument
Nik Kowsar, Alireza Nader
Iranians walk near the "Si-o-Se Pol" bridge (33 Arches bridge) over the Zayandeh Rud river in Isfahan on April 11, 2018. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)
Iranians walk near the "Si-o-Se Pol" bridge (33 Arches bridge) over the Zayandeh Rud river in Isfahan on April 11, 2018. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)

Iran Is Committing Suicide by Dehydration

Argument
Nik Kowsar, Alireza Nader
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