{
  "id": 15124996,
  "title": "Pezeshkian calls environmental destruction caused by regional wars 'ecocide'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/pezeshkian-calls-environmental-destruction-caused-by-regional-wars",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T04:49:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/pezeshkian-calls-environmental-destruction-caused-regional-wars-ecocide"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pezeshkian calls environmental destruction caused by regional wars 'ecocide' Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has called the destruction of ecosystems caused by the \"wars of aggression\" an act of \"ecocide\", urging the international community to establish effective and enforceable mechanisms to protect biodiversity during armed conflicts. Addressing the Leaders’ Summit of the 17th Conference of…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}