Iran has warned of environmental degradation in the Strait of Hormuz after an oil spill reached Qeshm island, calling for compensation from those responsible, AFP reports.
Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei says the slick has “degraded the waters” of the Gulf and Sea of Oman, claiming “preliminary evidence indicates a foreign bulk carrier as the source”.
Baqaei writes on X that such spills have in “recent decades imposed trillions of dollars in damage on Iran’s coastal areas”, calling for compensation.
“Every party that benefits from commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz carries both a legal and a moral obligation to remediate the environmental harm inflicted,” he adds.
