Iran President Accuses US and Israel of Environmental Damage
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused the US and Israel of causing significant environmental damage to Iran during their conflict. Speaking at a UN climate conference in Turkey, he claimed strikes on fuel facilities released 500,000 tons of CO2, and attacks near Tehran added another million tons of pollutants. Pezeshkian called for international accountability for the alleged environmental harm, though the figures remain unconfirmed.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused the US and Israel of causing significant environmental damage.
- Pezeshkian claimed strikes on Iranian fuel facilities released 500,000 tons of CO2.
- He alleged a further million tons of pollutants were released after an attack near Tehran.
- The president called for international mechanisms to hold the US and Israel accountable.
- The claimed emission figures have not been independently confirmed.
- The Iranian Foreign Ministry previously accused US operations of environmental pollution.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has accused the United States and Israel of causing significant environmental damage to Iran during their conflict with the Islamic Republic. He made these statements at a UN conference on climate change held in Turkey. Pezeshkian claimed that strikes on fuel facilities at a major gas field in southern Iran released approximately 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. He further alleged that an additional million tons of pollutants entered the atmosphere following a deliberate attack on fuel depots near Tehran. Pezeshkian characterized the actions of the US and Israel as criminal and illegal aggression, calling for international mechanisms to hold both countries accountable for the environmental harm. The article notes that the specific scale of emissions claimed by the Iranian leader has not been independently confirmed. Additionally, several oil spills have been recorded in the Persian Gulf. The Iranian Foreign Ministry has previously accused US military operations in the region of environmental pollution.
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