Iran to pursue war-related environmental damage in international forums: VP.
Tehran, Irena. Vice President and Head of the Department of Environment, Sheena Ansari, called for documentation and legal action in international forums on environmental damage caused by recent wars.
During a meeting with the president of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Pir-Hossein Koliband, and several officials and its staff, Ansari praised the Red Crescent aid workers for their dedication during the recent war, and emphasized their role in strengthening national resilience and alleviating the suffering of the people.
She described the bombing of fuel storage facilities in Tehran and Karaj, along with other war-related environmental damage, as acts of suicide and crimes against the environment.
Ansari said the damage violated international environmental treaties and its effects remained visible along the country's southern coasts, coastal wetlands and ecosystems, warning that the consequences could worsen in the long term.
She added that the documentation of the environmental damage caused by the 12-day war has been completed, while the documentation of the Ramadan war continues. According to her, the cases will be managed in international forums in cooperation with the presidential legal department.