The return of oil pollution to the coasts of Keshem and Hormuz.
Oil pollution continues in parts of the Persian Gulf coast and efforts to clean up the affected areas have failed to prevent it from returning. The Salami Republic's environmental authorities say that the restrictions caused by the war have reduced the activity of anti-pollution vessels and made it difficult to collect oil materials before they reach the shore.
Omid Sadiki, director general of the Ministry of Marine Pollution Investigations and Prevention of the Organization for the Protection of the Environment of Iran, announced in an interview with the 24 news website that in recent days new pollution has been observed on the coasts of the Keshem and Hormuz islands.
According to him, about two weeks ago a part of the beach of the Turgan region in Keshem Island was contaminated with oil. Although most of this contamination has been collected, its source is still unknown.
Sediqi suggested that oil spills from ships damaged during the war were the cause of this pollution. On the island of Hormuz, traces of petroleum substances in the form of sticky and tar-like masses were observed in parts of the coast.