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Iran is to close schools for two days in Tehran, state media said Saturday, following air pollution three times the acceptable level that has blanketed the city in smog. Air quality in Iran’s capital was the worst in at least … Continue reading →

Air pollution in Iran’s capital hit its worst level — for a day without a sandstorm — in at least nine months on Monday, prompting warnings that all citizens should stay indoors. “Tehran’s air is unhealthy for all,” said the … Continue reading →

198 tons of contaminating compounds and particles have entered Tehran’s air in one day alone. State-run media wrote on September 23rd in which traffic into the Iranian capital increased by 20%, a total of 134 tons of carbon monoxide, 8 … Continue reading →

Mehrdad Lahuti, a member of the environment faction in Iran’s so-called parliament said each year nearly 2,900 Tehran citizens due to air pollution. “Moreover, air pollution has heavy medical costs for the people in major cities and therefore officials must … Continue reading →

The Department of Environment spares no leniency for polluting industries, the department’s chief Masoumeh Ebtekar said on Sunday. Addressing a gathering on the occasion of the “Clean Air Day” in Tehran on Sunday, Ebtekar also admitted that the metropolis of … Continue reading →

In 2012, pollution contributed to the premature deaths of 4,500 people in Tehran and about 80,000 in the country Almost 400 people have been hospitalised with heart and respiratory problems caused by heavy air pollution inTehran, with nearly 1,500 others … Continue reading →