Antalya, Nov. 11 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday accused the United States and Israel of causing extensive environmental damage during their military offensive against Iran, claiming that the strikes on fuel facilities in the country released 1.5 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, Anadolu News Agency reported.

Addressing the COP31 UN climate summit in Turkiye on Wednesday, Pezeshkian said, "Attacks on fuel facilities in Asaluyeh released 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide. In comparison, strikes on fuel storage tanks near Tehran produced another 1 million tons," as cited by Anadolu News Agency.

The agency reported that Israeli strikes targeted oil storage facilities in Tehran on March 7, while gas proces...