The deputy of the Department of Environment Protection announced that the recent oil contamination in initial estimates has covered 9 hectares of coastal waters and more than three hectares of the coasts of Qeshm. Reuters has also reported, after examining satellite images and fact-checked videos, about the observation of two oil slicks near the islands of Qeshm and Sīrī.

An assessment by Naser Karami, a climatologist and environmental expert, of the impact of the war between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States on the region’s ecosystem.