Iranian cities face severe air pollution, particularly during winter, due to old vehicles and dirty fuel. This has led to ...
According to national studies, exposure to air pollution is associated with a 16 percent increase in mortality increasing ...
10 million: Officials in Tehran, a city of more than 10 million people, closed elementary schools and kindergartens on Saturday and Sunday because of dangerous levels of air pollution.On Tuesday ...
Students and civil servants in parts of Iran were ordered to stay home on Wednesday and Thursday due to "unhealthy" air pollution, state media reported. Tehran, where high pollution levels are ...
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From time to time, authorities respond to the pollution with similar measures. Tehran’s air quality is among the worst in the world. The smog is mostly caused by heavy traffic due to millions of ...
Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...
The decision has been made by the Tehran Air Pollution Emergency Committee to protect public health during the peak of pollution. The Iranian capital and several other cities have been hit by severe ...