{"id":326831,"date":"2026-03-17T15:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-us-israeli-war-on-iran-will-leave-a-toxic-legacy-for-people-and-the-environment\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:00:43","slug":"the-us-israeli-war-on-iran-will-leave-a-toxic-legacy-for-people-and-the-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-us-israeli-war-on-iran-will-leave-a-toxic-legacy-for-people-and-the-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"The US-Israeli war on Iran will leave a &#8216;toxic legacy&#8217; for people and the environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/oiRgyIWWdtY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The US-Israeli war on Iran will leave a 'toxic legacy' for people and the environment\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oiRgyIWWdtY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s foreign minister has accused Israel of committing \u201cecocide\u201d, posting on X that after strikes on fuel depots across Tehran, \u201cresidents face long-term damage to their health and wellbeing\u201d.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>His comment comes as experts warn Israel\u2019s bombing of Iran\u2019s oil infrastructure, in which they struck five oil depots near Tehran on 8 March, will have major long-term environmental repercussions, with residents of the capital telling the Guardian about scenes of toxic air, black ash, and shortages of inhalers and face masks.<\/p>\n<p>But this isn\u2019t just limited to this one strike, says environment correspondent Damien Gayle. As Iran retaliates and war goes on, environmental monitors say they are struggling to keep track of the environmental disasters arising from the widening war.<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. 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