Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Wednesday that US and Israeli attacks on the country’s fuel infrastructure had released 1.5 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, inflicting widespread environmental damage, Anadolu Agency reported.
Addressing the COP31 UN climate summit in Türkiye, Pezeshkian said strikes on fuel facilities in Asaluyeh had generated 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide, while attacks on fuel storage tanks near Tehran accounted for another 1 million tons.
Israeli strikes hit oil storage facilities in Tehran on March 7, followed by attacks on gas processing facilities in Asaluyeh, southern Iran, on March 18.
Pezeshkian accused Washington and Tel Aviv of causing extensive environmental destruction through their military offensive, which began in February. –Agencies
