The Foreign Ministry spokesman, stating that all parties benefiting from commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz have a legal and moral responsibility to repair the environmental damage caused to the Persian Gulf and the Sea of ​​Oman, said: Restoring the marine ecosystem of the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf and the Sea of ​​Oman and preventing their pollution from intensifying should be part of the future management arrangements for the Strait of Hormuz.

The Foreign Policy Group of Fars News Agency, Esmail Baqai, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, wrote this morning (Thursday), August 12, in a message referring to the intensification of marine pollution in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz as a result of the US military presence and military aggressions against Iran in recent months, as well as the traffic of oil tankers over the past few decades: Why should addressing the environmental situation of the Strait of Hormuz and both sides of it be an integral part of the future management of the Strait of Hormuz?

He added: In the past few days, videos of oil pollution off the coast of Qeshm Island have been published. This pollution came from the Persian Gulf towards the coast and initial evidence indicates that it originated from a foreign bulk carrier. Pollution has been reported at three coastal points and parts of the sea surface.

The spokesman for the diplomatic service reminded: This pollution is just one example of widespread visible and hidden pollution that has destroyed the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of ​​Oman and the marine ecosystem of the region over the past few decades and has caused trillions of dollars in damage and injuries to the coastal areas of Iran.

* Who is responsible for compensating for the losses and damages?

This senior Iranian diplomat wrote about this on the X network: Who is responsible for compensating for the losses and damages? Are the countries consuming cheap energy exports from our region? Or shipping insurance companies? Or the aggressors and their partners who have made the Persian Gulf and the Sea of ​​Oman a staging ground for military operations and testing the most destructive weapons?

Baghaei noted: Iran, as the holder of the longest coastline in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of ​​Oman, cannot be indifferent to this situation.

He stated: All parties benefiting from commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz have a legal and moral responsibility to repair the environmental damage caused to the Persian Gulf and the Sea of ​​Oman.

According to Fars, Iran and Oman have been holding talks for some time about ship traffic arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz, and in this regard, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told reporters on Monday, August 9, in a weekly meeting that discussions between Iran and Oman about the Strait of Hormuz are continuing and an understanding has been reached regarding the traffic map, and there are still some technical points that are being discussed regarding the joint statement, but the talks are being conducted smoothly and constructively.