Pezeshkian condemns environmental destruction from regional wars

Summary

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called environmental destruction caused by regional wars ecocide and urged the international community to create enforceable protections for biodiversity during armed conflicts, Middle East Eye reports. Speaking at a biodiversity summit in Yerevan on Friday, he said the US-Israeli war had damaged industrial and energy facilities and polluted soil and water, according to Iran’s Tasnim News Agency. Al Jazeera reports that Pezeshkian condemned the ecological damage caused by conflict in the Middle East.

Timeline

1. Al Jazeera

   16 Oct 2026, 16:45 UTCSource ↗

   Al Jazeera reports that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian condemned the ecological damage caused by conflict in the Middle East.

2. Middle East Eye

   17 Oct 2026, 04:49 UTCSource ↗

   Middle East Eye reports that Pezeshkian called the destruction ecocide at a biodiversity summit in Yerevan and urged enforceable international protections for biodiversity during armed conflicts.