伊朗下起“黑雨”！世卫组织警告

The World Health Organization warned that the "black rain" and toxic compounds in the air in Iran after strikes on oil facilities could cause respiratory problems, and it backed Iran's advisory urging people to remain indoors.

The UN health agency, which has an office in Iran and works with authorities on health emergencies, said it has received multiple reports of oil-laden rain this week. Tehran was choked in black smoke on Monday after an oil refinery was hit, in an escalation ⁠in strikes on Iran's domestic energy supplies as part of the US-Israeli campaign.

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement on Monday that damage to Iranian petroleum facilities "risks contaminating food, water and air".

Those hazards "can have severe health impacts especially on children, older people, and people with pre-existing medical conditions", Tedros warned in a post on X. "Rain laden with oil has been reported falling in parts of the country."

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the large-scale attack marked a "dangerous new phase" of the conflict and amounted to a war crime.

"By targeting fuel depots, the aggressors are releasing hazardous materials and toxic substances into the air, poisoning civilians, devastating the environment, and endangering lives on a massive scale," he wrote on X.