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Before America and Israel escalated with massive attacks on Iran this year, the nation was already experiencing catastrophic water shortages that forced high level officials in government to consider evaluating the Tehran metropolitan area of 17 million residents.

Despite peace talks being underway with the inclusion of reconstruction and development I don't see these as being able to fix Iran's water bankruptcy issue in the near term.

Because the Asari had a headstart in finding the citadel while being a founding member of the council and most powerful civilization in the Milkyway they had the leverage to set the terms for patents and patent treaties throughout the galaxy. It pretty much explains the glacial pace of technological development for the council races and why humanity closed the gap so quickly.