India, March 2 -- Several countries in West Asia have been bombed -- collateral damage in a war that is not really theirs. Beyond the terror, loss of property, mental trauma, injuries and deaths, countries across the region, including Iran, are likely to suffer from an additional misery: intense and toxic air pollution.

Iran is known to suffer from heavy air pollution.

Tehran's geography, combined with heavy vehicular emissions, has led to contamination of its air, causing thousands to suffer. But, few realise that cites such as Dubai and other parts of West Asia can't escape the bad air.

Part of it comes from the desert dust and part from vehicles. But, now, with the airstrikes that began on Saturday, countries such as Kuwait, Bahrain...