Oil slick from bombed Iranian ship threatens protected wetland

<p>Shahid Bagheri leaking fuel towards Hara mangrove forest, home to migrating birds and endangered turtles</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/07/iran-war-live-updates-trump-hormuz-threats-deadline-strikes-middle-east-conflict">Middle East crisis – live updates</a></p></li></ul><p>An oil slick from a stricken Iranian ship threatens to contaminate one of west Asia’s most important wetlands, satellite image analysis suggests, one of a number of spills posing a threat to the livelihoods of coastal communities in the Gulf.</p><p>The Shahid Bagheri, an Iranian drone carrier, began leaking heavy fuel oil in Iranian territorial waters near the strait of Hormuz about a month ago, after it was hit by a US warplane in the first few days of the US-Israel attack on Iran.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/07/oil-slick-shahid-bagheri-iran-ship-hara-wetland">Continue reading...</a>