Final UN report relays a ministry estimate of daily mine and ordnance casualties

The final UN report relayed concerns that pollution and contamination along the Karun River constrained regional economic activity and affected farmland. It identified environmental recovery as a...

Authorities reported unusually frequent eye, stomach and skin illnesses in affected rural communities. The final UN report stated that health authorities could not explain the exact cause, despite...

The final UN report described more than 250 kilometres of tar- or asphalt-covered beaches between Abadan and the Strait of Hormuz. Leaking tankers attacked during the war were considered a possible...

Oil pollution was reported to affect the economic life of more than 20 Persian Gulf islands. The final UN report described losses of mangroves and seagrass and a serious threat to prawn fishing.

Sunken vessels in the Shatt al-Arab threatened fishing livelihoods and surrounding ecology. The final UN report said cargo records were unavailable and called for international help and...

Iran’s Environmental Protection Organization told the UN team that high costs and specialist requirements had prevented conclusive surveys. The report described the need for detailed studies before...

Iran sought help studying polluted beaches, the Karun River, Gulf islands, seagrass, mangroves and water quality in affected provinces. The final UN report recorded these as priorities for...

The final UN report assigned crop and on-farm work to Agriculture, irrigation-water conveyance to Energy, and forests, pastures and fisheries to Construction Jehad. Agricultural recovery therefore...

Iran reported direct agricultural losses equivalent to 7,523 million dollars and reconstruction expenditure of 674 million dollars to date. The final UN report stated that farming represented 80...

Iran prioritized levelling land, restoring irrigation and supplying machinery and livestock to resettled farmers. The final UN report placed orchard, agro-industry, forest and pasture restoration...