
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei stated that oil pollution from a foreign vessel has caused trillions of dollars in damage to the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman marine ecosystem.
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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei blamed a foreign vessel for an oil slick off Qeshm, highlighting long-term marine pollution.
TEHRAN, August 16. /TASS/. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said oil pollution might have caused trillions of dollars of damage to the region’s marine ecosystem.
The Iranian diplomat added footage of a major oil slick off Qeshm to his post on X as he blamed the incident on a foreign vessel.
"This incident is just one example of major pollution - both visible and invisible - that has degraded the waters in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman as well as the region’s marine ecosystem over past decades, inflicting trillions of dollars of damage to Iranian coastal areas," he wrote.
Everyone involved in commercial shipping operations must bear legal and moral responsibility for clearing the aftermath in the region, he added.

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