Addressing the COP31 climate conference in Turkiye, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that the environment is a “silent victim of war”, saying that the US and Israel’s military operations on Iran have caused significant environmental damage.
“We cannot speak about the future of the Earth while turning a blind eye to wars that target natural resources and human life,” he says, according to state news agency IRNA.
Noting the environmental damage of the US-Israeli war alongside the human toll, Pezeshkian calls for “stronger mechanisms to document the actions of aggressors, prevent such actions, and hold those responsible accountable”.
He adds that despite sanctions, Tehran has pursued clean energy solutions and that the country’s clean power generation capacity has risen to 6,150 megawatts, up from 1,250 two years ago.
