Iran criticizes West's centuries-long history of environmental destruction
STORY: Iran criticizes West's centuries-long history of environmental destruction
DATELINE: July 13, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:57
LOCATION: Tehran
CATEGORY: POLITICS
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1. various of the regional meeting
STORYLINE:
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday slammed Western countries for having played a major role in global environmental destruction over the past centuries.
"The hegemonic approach of Western governments during the past centuries and their unlimited encroachment on natural resources... has been one of the main factors of environmental problems," Raisi said at a regional meeting on environmental issues held in the capital Tehran.
The West should "take more responsibility in environmental protection," he said, urging the Western countries to avoid using the environmental factor for their "new colonialism" in the technology field.
Raisi also pointed out some regional environmental challenges, including the crisis of increasing dust storms, climate change, and pollution of bio
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