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

The mangrove forests of Qeshm Island off the coast of southern Iran. Nmarandi / Shutterstock 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 Hara forests lie in the Khuran Strait, which…