🔻While speculation continues about new attacks; oil pollution in the Persian Gulf has quadrupled

🖌Shida Hoshmandi, BBC, Washington

In continuing reports from recent days, American media have said there is a possibility that the United States and Israel will resume attacks on Iran after the midterm elections of Congress. At the same time, for the first time, these media have drawn attention to the environmental consequences of the Iran war as well. The reason for this attention is the publication of a study from the University of South Florida, which—based on an examination of satellite images—shows that the extent of oil slicks in the Persian Gulf in March, compared with the same period last year, has increased by about four times.