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Scientists say the health and environmental effects of Israeli strikes on oil depots in and around Tehran could be severe, impacting water and food sources long after the smoke and black rain clears.

The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning Tuesday about toxic pollutants in the air after the Saturday strikes on four oil storage facilities and an oil production transfer centre sparked pillars of flames and thick, black clouds that later produced black, oily rain.

Residents in the city of 10 million reported having trouble breathing and said they experienced dizziness and burning sensations as the rain, mixed with chemicals from burning oil, fell from the sky.

"The black rain and the acidic ⁠rain coming with it is indeed a danger for the population, respiratory mainly," WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier told a ‌media briefing in Geneva.

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