Iran tells COP31 it wants compensation for environmental damage from US-Israeli strikes
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Iran's President Pezeshkian demanded compensation for environmental damage caused by US and IDF operations, arguing that wartime destruction must be addressed in global climate commitments.
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian told the COP31 climate conference on Wednesday that his country wanted compensation for environmental damage caused by US and Israeli strikes, saying the issue is related to global efforts to fight climate change."We expect the global community to establish a genuine and meaningful link between climate commitments in times of peace and responsibility in times of war, to document and assess the environmental damages caused by military aggressions and to develop compensation mechanisms," he said.His comments were part of back-to-back speeches by heads of state on the third day of the two-week conference in Turkey.International climate agreements currently…
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