ME conflict:Oil pollution in Strait of Hormuz may lead to water crisis

By Sarah Si | 07 May 2026

Middle East Sustainability Risk Management Marine

Evidence of oil pollution was found near the coast of Kuwait in early April, with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claiming it had targeted energy and petrochemical facilities across the region in retaliatory attacks.

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