India, April 15 -- The Tigris-Euphrates and Jordan river basins, Dead Sea, Zayandeh Rud, Red Sea and Persian Gulf are symbols of the intertwined geopolitical & hydrological crises in the region

The Islamic Republic of Iran attacked the State of Israel with missiles on the night of April 13-14, 2024, as tensions in West Asia reached an all time high.

The region has been simmering for over six months now after the October 2023 attacks by Palestinian group Hamas inside southern Israel. The Jewish state's response has claimed the lives of over 30,000 Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.

But even as the specter of a larger war looms over the region, with the possibility of major powers becoming involved, West Asia is already over the...