Shahid Bagheri leaking fuel towards Hara mangrove forest, home to migrating birds and endangered turtlesMiddle East crisis – live updatesAn oil slick from a stricken Iranian ship threatens to contaminate one of the Middle East’s most important wetlands, satellite image analysis suggests, making it one of a number of spills posing a risk to the livelihoods of coastal communities in the Gulf.The Shahid Bagheri, a drone carrier, began leaking heavy fuel oil in Iranian territorial waters near the strait of Hormuz after it was hit by a US warplane in the first few days of the US-Israel attack on Iran. Continue reading...
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Oil slick from bombed Iranian ship threatens protected wetland
The Guardian World
April 07, 2026
15:02 GMT
Shahid Bagheri leaking fuel towards Hara mangrove forest, home to migrating birds and endangered turtles Middle East crisis – live updates An oil slick from a stricken Iranian ship threatens to contaminate one of the Middle East’s most important wetlands, satellite image analysis suggests, making it one of a number of spills posing a risk to the livelihoods of coastal communities in the Gulf. The Shahid Bagheri, a drone carrier, began leaking heavy fuel oil in Iranian territorial waters near the strait of Hormuz after it was hit by a US warplane in the first few days of the US-Israel attack on Iran. Continue reading...
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Shahid Bagheri leaking fuel towards Hara mangrove forest, home to migrating birds and endangered turtles
Middle East crisis – live updates
An oil slick from a stricken Iranian ship threatens to contaminate one of the Middle East’s most important wetlands, satellite image analysis suggests, making it one of a number of spills posing a risk to the livelihoods of coastal communities in the Gulf.
The Shahid Bagheri, a drone carrier, began leaking heavy fuel oil in Iranian territorial waters near the strait of Hormuz after it was hit by a US warplane in the first few days of the US-Israel attack on Iran.
Continue reading...
