Decades of armed conflict in the Persian Gulf have left a toxic legacy in the region’s shallow waters, where oil from wartime spills continues to leach from contaminated sediments and threaten dugongs ...

Follow NBC News for live updates on the latest about the war with Iran, where the U.S. launched bunker buster bombs, while ...

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What links Donald Trump's meme war, AI graphics, and a French philosopher's revenge in the age of rendered conflict?

The recent US military assault on Iran looks like past desperate bids to reclaim fading imperial glory. A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran on February 28, 2026. This ...

Doug Weir, director of the Conflict and Environment Observatory, outlines the risks facing populations and ecosystems as a result of the conflict involving Iran, Israel and the US.