Actor Leonardo Di Caprio shows his concern for dryness of the lake Oroomieh in Iran

 Celebrity Leonardo Di Caprio, the famous movie star and an environment activist has shown his concern for dryness of the lake Oroomieh in Iran. He wrote in his  Instagram,” Lake Oroomieh once was the largest salt lake in the Middle East and the sixth largest salt lake in the whole world , but now unfortunately only %5 of its water is remained.

Lengthy moments of hope that Mullahs of Iran may change their attitude after the final nuclear deal, have made some western politicians avert their eyes from the happenings inside Iran. In this way Mr. Di Caprio’s attention to one of the serious problems of Iranian people deserves appreciation. Much of Iran’s natural resources, which existed for years, have now dried. There is no natural cause for the dryness of lakes and rivers or any other water resources In Iran.

Mullahs plundering policies have ruined many Iran’s natural life as well as its industries. Building illegal dams and deep wells to steal water for their private farms or even selling the water from this or other lakes and rivers have been the main cause for the draught. This inhuman policy does not limit itself to Lake Oroomieh.

On Friday May 13th citizens of the Iranian city of Ahwaz, south western Iran, formed a human chain to protest the government for diverting Karoon, Iran’s largest river. This wasn’t their first protest. In an earlier gathering on April 21st one of the banners held by the demonstrators read, “Don’t let Karoon become Lake Oroomieh and die”. Nevertheless, Iranian regime’s officials, instead of acknowledging the justified demand of people, sent the security forces to break up the demonstration and to beat and arrest them. A similar demonstration was held earlier on November 27th for the same cause. 10,000 locals of Ahvaz rallied on Thursday, September 4th, to protest transferring the waters of Karoon River.