Iran says US-Israeli srikes caused oil spill along Persian Gulf coast

An oil spill has been reported along Iran’s Persian Gulf coastline following strikes on the country’s energy infrastructure, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said.

Gharibabadi said on X that the spill near Qeshm Island was caused by what he described as a foreign military campaign. He said the environmental damage highlighted the need for Iran, as a coastal state, to establish a mechanism for managing the Strait of Hormuz, Caliber.Az reports.

آلودگی نفتی سواحل جزیره قشم، ناشی از آثار تجاوز نظامی خارجی در منطقه است. این قبیل خسارات وارده بر محیط زیست سواحل ایرانی خلیج فارس، ضرورت تعریف و اعمال سازوکار مدیریت تنگه هرمز توسط ایران به عنوان کشور ساحلی را بیش از پیش، برجسته می کند.

— Gharibabadi (@Gharibabadi) August 13, 2026

The US and Israel launched a war against Iran on February 28. In June, Washington and Tehran, with Islamabad acting as mediator, signed a memorandum of understanding providing for an immediate cessation of hostilities on all fronts, including in Lebanon.

However, on the night of July 8, the US resumed large-scale strikes against Iran, accusing it of breaching the terms of the agreements reached regarding the Strait of Hormuz.r

By Sabina Mammadli