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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Oliver Holmes, Damien Gayle and Tural Ahmedzade

Tehran’s toxic cloud: satellite images show oily fires burned for days

Smoke rises from Shahran oil depot in Tehran after Israeli attacks
Smoke rises from Shahran oil depot due to Israeli attacks. The city was blanketed with smoke for days. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Satellite images of Tehran show toxic fires caused by Israeli bombings on oil depots were still burning days after the strikes, which have caused fears of serious health complications for millions of residents in the Iranian capital.

Clouds of smoke from bombings on 7 March on multiple facilities blanketed the city with pollutants ranging from soot to oil particles to sulphur dioxide. Hours later, a passing storm showered Tehran with poisonous, oil-filled rain.

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