{"id":5359,"date":"2026-03-09T21:35:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T21:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/who-chief-raises-alarm-after-israeli-attacks-on-iranian-oil-facilities\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T21:35:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T21:35:16","slug":"who-chief-raises-alarm-after-israeli-attacks-on-iranian-oil-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/who-chief-raises-alarm-after-israeli-attacks-on-iranian-oil-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO chief raises alarm after Israeli attacks on Iranian oil facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says children, the elderly at particular risk after damage to Iranian petroleum facilities.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>The head of the World Health Organization has warned that recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/liveblog\/2026\/3\/9\/iran-war-live-mojtaba-khamenei-named-supreme-leader-israel-bombs-tehran\">Israeli attacks<\/a> on oil facilities in Iran could have negative effects on public health, with Iranian children and the elderly among the most vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement on Monday that damage to Iranian petroleum facilities \u201crisks contaminating food, water and air\u201d.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/9\/turkiye-says-iranian-ballistic-missile-intercepted-by-nato-air-defences\">Turkiye says Iranian ballistic missile intercepted by NATO air defences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/9\/us-senators-demand-probe-into-appalling-attack-on-girlss-school-in-iran\">US senators demand probe into \u2018appalling\u2019 attack on girls\u2019 school in Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/9\/france-preparing-to-escort-ships-in-strait-of-hormuz-when-war-calms-macron\">France preparing to escort ships in Strait of Hormuz when war calms: Macron<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Those hazards \u201ccan have severe health impacts especially on children, older people, and people with pre existing medical conditions\u201d, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DrTedros\/status\/2031011538883010695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tedros warned<\/a> in a post on X. \u201cRain laden with oil has been reported falling in parts of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian authorities said <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/8\/israel-strikes-irans-oil-facilities-for-first-time-as-war-enters-ninth-day\">oil facilities<\/a> in the capital, Tehran, and the nearby province of Alborz were targeted on Saturday in the United States-Israeli war against the country, the Fars news agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>Israel said it struck \u201ca number of fuel storage facilities in Tehran\u201d that were used \u201cto operate military infrastructure\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The strikes sent massive flames and clouds of thick, black smoke into the sky above Tehran, with Al Jazeera\u2019s Tohid Asadi reporting that black raindrops fell early on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2026\/3\/9\/israeli-attacks-on-iran-fuel-sites-aim-to-break-resilience-of\">attacks on Iran\u2019s energy infrastructure<\/a> came as the US and Israeli governments had vowed to continue to bombard the country despite mounting international concern over the widening conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has retaliated to the US-Israeli strikes by launching missiles and drones at targets across the Middle East, including energy infrastructure in nearby Arab Gulf states.<\/p>\n<p>Human rights groups have condemned both Iran and the US and Israel for targeting civilian infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Agnes Callamard, the head of Amnesty International, said on Monday that \u201cIsrael should have taken all feasible precautions to avoid or minimize the risks to civilians when targeting oil refineries\u201d in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe incidental harm to civilians, including the release of toxic substance, appears to indicate that too little precautions were taken and that the incidental harm to civilians is disproportionate,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AgnesCallamard\/status\/2031034048328458332\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe scenes of catastrophe described by Iranians after Tehran\u2019s oil depots were bombed are yet another demonstration that ultimately, whatever they may say, the US and Israel\u2019s attacks on Iran are harming first and foremost civilians, including children.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4382205\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4382205\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/reuters_69aefca3-1773075619.jpg?w=770&#038;resize=770%2C513&#038;quality=80\" alt=\"Smoke continues to rise after a reported strike on fuel tanks in an oil refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026. Majid Asgaripour\/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY REFILE - ADDING INFORMATION \"CONTINUES TO RISE AFTER A REPORTED STRIKE ON FUEL TANKS IN AN OIL REFINERY\".\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4382205\">Thick clouds of smoke rise over Tehran after the attacks on Iranian oil infrastructure, on March 8, 2026 [Majid Asgaripour\/WANA via Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says children, the elderly at particular risk after damage to Iranian petroleum facilities. The head of the World Health Organization has warned that recent Israeli attacks on oil facilities in Iran could have negative effects on public health, with Iranian children and the elderly among the most vulnerable. 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