Pezeshkian calls environmental destruction caused by regional wars 'ecocide'

Pezeshkian calls environmental destruction caused by regional wars 'ecocide' Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has called the destruction of ecosystems caused by the "wars of aggression" an act of "ecocide", urging the international community to establish effective and enforceable mechanisms to protect biodiversity during armed conflicts. Addressing the Leaders’ Summit of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, held in Armenia’s Yerevan on Friday, Pezeshkian said the US-Israeli war has damaged industrial and energy facilities, caused fires and released…