Archive · 17 Dec 2025
Iran's Red Beach turns blood red
In Iran, a beach called Red Beach turned red after it rained.
The water looked like it was full of blood, which made people talk about it a lot on the internet.
Some people thought it was a sign from a biblical story about the end of the world, where water turns to blood.
Others knew it was because of a natural thing called iron oxide in the soil.
Iran hasn't had much rain lately, so when it finally rained, it made the red color even more noticeable.
People shared pictures and videos, but some of them might be from a similar event that happened earlier in the year.
Hormuz Island's Red Beach in Iran turned red after recent rainfall.
Social media users shared images and videos, with some linking it to biblical prophecy.
The red color is caused by iron oxide in the soil.
Iran is experiencing its driest autumn in over 50 years.
Some posts may be resurfacing older images from a similar event in March 2023.
- Who
- Residents and social media users in Iran
- What
- Red water on Hormuz Island's Red Beach
- When
- December 10, 2023 (with possible older images resurfacing)
- Where
- Hormuz Island, Iran
- Why
- Due to iron oxide in the soil, exacerbated by recent rainfall
- Location
- Hormuz Island, Iran
- Date of Rainfall
- December 10, 2023
- Cause of Red Water
- Iron oxide in the soil
- Social Media Reactions
- Mixed reactions, some linking to biblical prophecy, others to science
- Drought Context
- Iran experiencing driest autumn in over 50 years
