Iran News News Iran » Health: Iran war's environmental toll could leave damage and health risks for decades, experts say
The Iran war is unleashing a toxic mix of chemicals, heavy metals and other pollutants that threaten everything from agriculture to drinking water to people's health.
News Iran » Health: Iran war hits US water systems as fluoride shortage disrupts oral health safeguard
The Iran war is now affecting some U.S. water utilities by disrupting supplies of fluoride chemicals used to help prevent tooth decay. The issue matters because it shows how a distant conflict can ...
News Iran » Health: WHO Says Iran Health System Is in Crisis, Commits $800,000 Emergency Funds
The World Health Organization released $800,000 from its emergency contingency fund to support the health response in Iran. Hanan Balkhy, a regional director for the United Nations agency, welcomed ...
News Iran » Health: Iranian health facilities come under attack amid mounting obstacles to care
Attacks on hospitals and a communications blackout in Iran threaten access to essential care and complicate the humanitarian response. Sharmila Devi reports.
News Iran » Health: The Pasteur Institute of Iran illustrates important truths about global public health
Chatterjee is a professor of economic development, innovation, and global health economy at the University of Sussex and an invited professor at the HITS Institute’s Emlyon Business School. Vernet is ...
News Iran » Health: Iran war hits U.S. health costs
Good afternoon, and welcome to Health Brief. While Congress is still out on spring break, the U.S. government is ramping up its threats against Iran.
News Iran » Health: Iran’s Schools and Hospitals in Ruins, Times Analysis Shows
The Times has verified U.S.-Israeli strikes on at least 39 schools and hospitals, a fraction of the devastation so far.
News Iran » Health: Iran says 144 health workers killed and wounded in US-Israeli strikes
He added that more than 400 medical units were damaged in the attacks, along with 57 emergency bases and 47 ambulances. Two air ambulance helicopters and a sea ambulance were also destroyed.
News Iran » Health: Iran: Israel’s Oil Depot Strikes Endanger Environment, Health
Israeli attacks on four oil depots around Tehran on March 7, 2026 may cause long-term health and environmental harm for civilians.
News Iran » Health: Iran's new supreme leader has severe and disfiguring wounds, sources say
Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is still recovering from severe facial and leg injuries suffered in the airstrike that killed ...
News Iran » Health: Trump says Iran war "close to over" as Pakistan pushes for new peace talks
With the Iran war paused halfway through a 2-week ceasefire, President Trump is again voicing optimism over the potential for a deal to end it for good.
News Iran » Health: Iran war's environmental toll could leave damage and health risks for decades, experts say
Oil depots spewing black smoke. Debris sinking in the Persian Gulf. Missiles pounding military sites. The Iran war has unleashed a toxic mix of chemicals, heavy metals and other pollutants that ...