In War-Torn Iran, Air Pollution From Burning Oil Depots and Bombed Buildings Unleashes Invisible Health Threats

Toxic pollution from Iran war will spread and last for decades

Missiles and bombs contain heavy metals and other toxic pollutants, which can linger for decades in air, soil and water. Cleanup is difficult and expensive.

In War-Torn Iran Air Pollution Unleashes Invisible Health Threats

Burning oil depots & bombed buildings sending toxic debris into the air in Iranian cities.

War-torn Iran faces toxic air as burning oil depots and bombed buildings trigger health risks

These pollutants can harm the lungs, making breathing difficult, and worsen cardiovascular problems, contributing to heart attacks, among other health damage

The US-Israeli Strikes on Tehran Oil Depots unleash Invisible Health Threats

By Armin Sorooshian, University of Arizona (The Conversation) – The waves of U.S. and Israeli bomb strikes in Tehran and Beirut, and Iran’s missile and drone attacks on neighboring countries in response, are damaging more than buildings – they are sending toxic debris into the air in cities that are home to millions of people. Military strikes have hit Iran’s missile stockpiles, nuclear facilities and oil refineries. When a strike set fire to an…

In war-torn Iran, air pollution from burning oil depots and bombed buildings unleashes invisible health threats

A woman sifts through the rubble in her home after it was damaged by a missile on March 15, 2026, in Tehran. Majid Saeedi/Getty ImagesThe waves of U.S. and Israeli bomb strikes in Tehran and Beirut, and Iran’s missile and drone attacks on neighboring countries in response, are damaging more than buildings – they are sending toxic debris into the air in cities that are home to millions of people. Military strikes have hit Iran’s missile stockpile…

Iran war: Air pollution from burning oil depots unleashes invisible health risks

Phoenix (US) (The Conversation): The waves of US and Israeli bomb strikes in Tehran and Beirut, and Iran’s missile and drone attacks on neighbouring countries in response, are damaging more than buildings – they are sending toxic debris into the air in cities that are home to millions of people. Military strikes have hit Iran’s missile stockpiles, nuclear facilities and oil refineries. When a strike set fire to an oil depot, it sent toxic black …