Iran tells COP31 it wants compensation for environmental damage from US-Israeli strikes

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the COP31 climate conference that Iran wants compensation for environmental damage from U.S. and Israeli strikes. He called for international mechanisms to document wartime environmental harm and link responsibility for it with global climate commitments.

ANTALYA, Turkey, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian told the COP31 climate conference on Wednesday his country wanted compensation for environmental damage caused by US and Israeli strikes, saying the issue related to global efforts to fight climate change. "We expect the global communityto establish a genuine and meaningful link between climate commitments in times of peace and responsibility in times of war, to document and assess the environmental damages caused by military aggressions and to develop compensation mechanisms," he said.