The ongoing conflict in the Middle East, marked by Israeli bombardments and strikes on Iran, is raising significant environmental fears, impacting operations of organizations like the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) and posing long-term risks to public health and ecosystems.

• 5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide were released in the first 14 days of the conflict, equivalent to the combined annual output of 84 small nations.
• Key figures include Najib Saab, Secretary-General of AFED, Christian Lindmeier, WHO spokesperson, and Rumaitha Al Busaidi, Vice-President of the Environment Society of Oman.
• Environmental concerns for the Gulf and the Sea of Oman include damage to over 1,600 fish species and the world's second-largest dugong population, alongside risks to seawater desalination plants.