[CPEO-MEF] PFAS, WAR: The Iran War and PFAS - Part 2: From Burning Gas Fields to Poisoned Farmland

[Lenny Siegel <Lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

The Iran War and PFAS - Part 2 
From Burning Gas Fields to Poisoned Farmland

By Pat Elder 
Military Poisons
March 24, 2026‍

The South Pars strike and the closure of the Straits of Hormuz is not just an energy story—it is also a story about the global food supply. Modern agriculture is fundamentally dependent on natural gas, which is used to produce ammonia and urea fertilizers. The Persian Gulf region supplies a substantial share of the world’s nitrogen fertilizers, so disruptions to this system reverberate immediately through global markets, agricultural production, and ultimately the food supply. In response the most impacted nations, like Japan, are turning to the application of PFAS-laden sewage sludge on farm fields. 

President Trump sought to distance the United States from the bombing, stating, “The United States knew nothing about this particular attack.” He attributed responsibility to Israel, saying it had “violently lashed out at the South Pars gas field.”

On March 18, 2026, Israeli warplanes struck Iran’s South Pars gas field, igniting fires across one of the most critical energy complexes on Earth. The attack targeted infrastructure at the heart of the global natural gas system, sending flames through facilities that underpin a significant share of the world’s fertilizer production.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/the-iran-war-and-pfas-1

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)




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