War

From Minab to Créteil: How the War France Never Wanted Entered Its Classrooms

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The link between the two has never been printed on a banner. Yet it crosses the Persian Gulf, the oil markets of Rotterdam, the offices of the French Treasury, and ends up washing ashore on the cold concrete of a high school in Créteil.

Gaza: Israeli destruction of sanitation infrastructure turns the sea into a sewage dump

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Gaza’s coastline, a last refuge for two million Palestinians, is turning into a public health trap. Satellite imagery analysis shows that thousands of cubic metres of untreated wastewater are flowing into the sea every day, following the destruction of sewage treatment plants and sanitation networks.

Lebanon: Israeli Explosions of Unprecedented Violence Raise Fears of Reactivating Seismic Faults

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As the Israeli army continues its destruction operations in southern Lebanon, Lebanese Environment Minister Tamara El-Zein has issued an alarming warning: these bombardments of exceptional power could have lasting geological consequences, particularly by reactivating major seismic faults.

TiredEarth WARNS: Reckless US tanker attacks risk turning the Persian Gulf into an oil slick

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As the U.S. escalates its campaign against Iranian vessels, its choice of destructive weapons—unlike Iran's precision strikes targeting engine rooms while leaving hulls intact —dramatically raises the risk of catastrophic oil spills in one of the world's most fragile marine environments.

Why Aren't Millions of Barrels of Oil Spilling When Tankers Are Targeted in the Strait of Hormuz?

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Despite dozens of tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz since February, the Persian Gulf has not seen an environmental catastrophe on the scale of the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster. This is no accident—it reflects a deliberate Iranian strategy that balances military pressure against ecological preservation.

U.S. Authorizes Sale of Winter Gasoline to Bring Down Prices

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved an exceptional measure: the switch to winter-grade gasoline—typically cheaper but more polluting—will be moved forward by two weeks to ease the burden on consumers facing soaring fuel prices linked to the war in Iran.

Iran Warns Against Normalization of Environmental Destruction in Wartime

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the international community must not allow ecological devastation to become a "routine practice" in times of conflict

Iran oil spill: the war is leaving environmental scars that ceasefires cannot heal

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Oil slicks moving along Iran’s southern coast have reached the Hara mangrove forests of Qeshm Island. Iranian authorities say the extent of the contamination is still being assessed and the source of the oil pollution has not yet been established. But several oil spills have been detected in the region since the war between the US and Iran began.

The War Against Mangroves: The Persian Gulf's Sacrificed Ecosystem

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As the world marks the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, evidence mounts that U.S.-Israeli military strikes in Iran have caused widespread and possibly permanent damage to the Persian Gulf's mangrove forests—critical carbon sinks and biodiversity havens now bearing the scars of war.

Iran's rare wildlife pays the price of war as missiles rain down on protected habitats

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The U.S.-Israeli military strikes have inflicted a devastating toll on Iran's already fragile ecosystems, from endangered cheetahs in the mountains to sea turtles in the Strait of Hormuz.

10 strategic messages of a leader's funeral ceremony

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When a major national figure passes, the funeral ceremony often transcends its immediate emotional and ritualistic purpose, becoming a powerful instrument of political and social communication. This was precisely the case with the recent funeral of a senior national leader—an event that evolved into a multi-layered phenomenon with profound political, social, and geopolitical implications.

After the War, Which Battle Comes Next?

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The 12-Day War and the 40-day conflict known as the "Ramadan War" did not only destroy buildings. Millions of tons of rubble, the water crisis, increased carbon emissions, and the destruction of national assets have made it more urgent than ever to pursue war reparations from the US and its allies.

A Summer of Suffering: Gaza's Displaced Endure Scorching Heat in Makeshift Tents

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As summer temperatures soar across the Gaza Strip, nearly one million displaced Palestinians are enduring unbearable conditions in makeshift tents that have become "like an oven," according to residents. The combination of extreme heat, restricted aid, and destroyed infrastructure has created a humanitarian crisis that international organizations describe as an "outrage" and an "international scandal".

Lebanon's "Guardian of the Turtles" Killed in Israeli Strike Amid Ecocide Campaign

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Mona Khalil, the environmental activist who dedicated over two decades to protecting endangered sea turtles along Lebanon's southern coast, has died from wounds sustained in an Israeli airstrike on her home .

The Strait of Hormuz and the Green Tax: Iran Is Changing the Rules of the Game

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Imagine a world where the oil giants pay a price for traversing the planet's vital arteries — not a price for fuel, but a price for the oceans to breathe again. This is precisely the scenario that Iran is seriously pursuing with its proposal to levy environmental fees in the Strait of Hormuz. Beyond the political controversy, this move carries a clear moral message: the era of free exploitation of our shared natural heritage is over.

Israeli produce contaminated by chemicals from army explosions in Gaza

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New study finds hazardous material has been detected in agricultural land nearly 20 km from the boundary with Gaza

War Wounds on Nature's Body: 25 gazelles Killed During US-Israeli Attacks on Iran's Kharg Island

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At least 25 gazelles have died on Kharg Island following the US-Israeli war against Iran, with widespread damage inflicted on nature and wildlife in the area.

The Oil Coronation: Trump's Truth Social Decree and the Death of the Rules-Based Order

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A president who announces colonial seizure as policy, who celebrates the destruction of a nation's defenses as prologue to looting its resources, who invokes Venezuela as a model of mutual benefit — this is not business as usual. It is a declaration of where the post-liberal international order ends and something far older and darker begins.

US Strikes in Iran Target Civilian Water Infrastructure, Raising War Crime Concerns

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The United States military has confirmed three waves of strikes against targets in southern Iran. However, reports from the ground indicate that among the facilities hit were two strategic civilian water reservoirs, leading to a complete shutdown of drinking water supply for thousands of residents.

‘The ocean has no boundaries’: Beauty and life in a war zone

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When US and Israeli forces launched strikes on Iran on 28 February, triggering one of the most serious geopolitical crises in years, the Strait of Hormuz – a narrow channel just 34 kilometres wide at its narrowest point – became a global flashpoint overnight.

When the Ball Meets the Bomb: The 2026 World Cup, Trump's America, and the Weaponisation of Sport

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A critical analysis of geopolitics, athletic sovereignty, and the soul of international football

Gaza Strip 2026: A Catastrophe Without End

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The situation in Gaza in 2026 is not primarily a crisis of logistical capacity or geopolitical complexity. It is a crisis of political will and moral accountability.

Pollution Cloud the Size of Italy: New Study Reveals the Environmental Reach of Tehran Oil Fires

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A new scientific study has revealed the extraordinary scale of pollution released by the March 2026 fires at Tehran's oil depots and refinery facilities, showing that toxic emissions spread across an area of nearly 300,000 square kilometers—roughly the size of Italy—and traveled thousands of kilometers beyond Iran's borders.

Environmental Official Details Warfare's Long-Term Impact on Iran's Rich Biodiversity

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In a statement released by the Department of Environment, a senior official warned that massive wildfires and persistent chemical pollution resulting from the recent military conflict could remain embedded in the natural environment for over three decades, severely disrupting wildlife reproductive cycles and ecosystem services.