At a special summit of Caspian littoral heads, President PEZESHKIAN called for
strengthened environmental cooperation to address falling Caspian Sea levels and
warned against external interference. He said regional peace and lasting
security depend on mutual respect for sovereignty and preventing the Caspian
from becoming a stage for destructive competition or outside powers'
intervention. PEZESHKIAN condemned military strikes on coastal facilities,
ports, ships and industrial infrastructure, citing US and Israeli attacks on
Anzali port during the war of aggression against Iran and a Ukrainian attack on
an Iranian merchant vessel, saying such actions threaten regional security and
carry potential cross-border environmental consequences that should be strongly
condemned by all littoral states.
