# Iran estimates Hormuz oil spill caused trillions of dollars in environmental damage

https://mins.news/en/item/23249

- TASS, 2026-08-16 01:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2173787

> Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said oil pollution may have caused trillions of dollars in damage to the region’s marine ecosystem. He blamed a foreign vessel and said everyone involved in commercial shipping must bear legal and moral responsibility for the cleanup. The tanker Caroline Bezengi later ran aground near Oman, fouling 12 kilometers of coastline.

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