MP: Iran's Ecosystem Gravely Harmed by US-led Invasions of Iraq  http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8912240838

A member of the Iranian parliament stressed that the US and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) attacks on Iraq as well as the first Persian Gulf war in 1991 have left devastating impacts on the environment and ecosystem of Iran's Southwestern province of Khuzestan."The NATO invasion of Iraq has left negative impacts on Khuzestan's environment and ecosystem, including air and soil pollution and radiation,""Children with congenital anomalies are subjected to karyotyping and chromosomal studies with complete genetic back-grounding and clinical assessment. Family and obstetrical histories are taken too. These international studies have produced ample evidence to show that depleted uranium has disastrous consequences," he said