Iranian president accuses US, Israel of causing environmental damage during war

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused the United States and Israel of causing severe environmental damage in attacks on Iran. Speaking at the UN climate conference in Turkey, he called for mechanisms to hold them accountable and said the strikes had released large quantities of pollutants and greenhouse gases.

Pezeshkian said the attacks emitted 1.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in total. He attributed about 500,000 tonnes to a 8 March strike on the Asaluyeh gas field in southern Iran, and another one million tonnes to a strike on fuel depots near Tehran.