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‘Severe water stress’: why desalination plants are the Gulf’s greatest weakness
ByDamien Gayle March 11, 2026

Recent attack on plants led to fears of escalating strikes, but Iran knows drought has left it equally vulnerableMiddle East crisis – live updatesIn 1983, the CIA determined that the most crucial commodity in the Gulf was its desalinated potable water….

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Bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure to have major environmental fallout, experts warn
ByDamien Gayle March 10, 2026

Monitors admit they are struggling to keep track of the environmental disasters arising from widening warIsrael’s bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure will have major long-term environmental repercussions, experts have warned, as monitors admitted they…

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The Guardian view on the Iran crisis exposing Britain’s energy vulnerability: clean power offers protection | Editorial
ByEditorial March 9, 2026

The war reveals Britain’s exposure to volatile fossil fuel prices. More North Sea drilling will not shield households, building domestic green energy willWhat should Britain do when war in the Middle East sends energy prices soaring? If the strait of H…

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Israeli Strikes on Fuel Depots Send Black Clouds Over Iranian Capital
ByKiana Hayeri March 8, 2026March 8, 2026

Immense dark plumes of smoke enveloped Tehran after the Israeli military expanded attacks on energy infrastructure.

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Tony Blair’s oil lobbying is a misleading rehash of fossil fuel industry spin
ByFiona Harvey Environment editor February 13, 2026

Ex-PM’s thinktank urges more drilling and fewer renewables, ignoring evidence that clean energy is cheaper and better for billsA thinktank with close ties to Saudi Arabia and substantial funding from a Donald Trump ally needs to present a particularly …

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‘Ticking time bomb’: Iran’s shadow fleet of old tankers ‘risking catastrophic oil spill’
ByDamian Carrington Environment editor February 10, 2026

Exclusive: only matter of time until decrepit ships cause spill bigger than Exxon Valdez disaster, analysts sayDecrepit oil tankers in Iran’s sanctions-busting shadow fleet are a “ticking time bomb”, with a catastrophic environmental disaster only a “m…

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Israel accused of spraying cancer-linked herbicide on farms in southern Lebanon
ByDamien Gayle and William Christou February 5, 2026

President condemns ‘environmental and health crime’ as critics say Israel seeks to make southern Lebanon uninhabitableLebanon has accused Israel of spraying a herbicide linked to cancer on farmland in the south of the country as a “health crime” that w…

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How ‘day zero’ water shortages in Iran are fuelling protests
ByJames Meadway January 15, 2026

Supply failures dramatic example of how climate crisis threatens basic human need – and with it political stabilityIran protests – live updatesGripped by a terrible drought now entering its sixth year, Iran’s cities are on the brink of what its meteoro…

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How demand for elite falcons in the Middle East is driving illegal trade of British birds
ByPhoebe Weston and Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism January 5, 2026

Exclusive: data reveals hundreds of UK nests have been raided in the past decade amid growing appetite to own prized birds for racing and breedingIn the echoing exhibition halls of Abu Dhabi’s International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition, hundreds o…

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‘These trees may not survive’: Jordan’s ancient olive harvest wilts under record-breaking heat
ByMohamed Ersan in Amman January 1, 2026

Extreme heat and drought has destroyed 70% of Jordan’s olive crop, endangering livelihoods of 80,000 families and a centuries-old traditionAbu Khaled al-Zoubi, 67, walks slowly through his orchard in Irbid, northern Jordan, his footsteps kicking up dus…

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