Iranian authorities said pollution was at a "critical" level in Tehran and other large cities for four weeks, weather conditions - but inhabitants of the capital say debt international sanctions and the response of the Government are the cause.
An unofficial report Friday by many non-governmental media said, raised more than 2,500 people due to a recent bout of pollution have died.
Xinhua/Zuma press aid worker helps a Tehran resident guard against contamination.The report fueled popular anger among Iranians who say think that pollution is the result of emissions from vehicles to low-quality fuel produced Iran to compensate for the effects of the US-led sanctions.
The Iranian Government denied petrol was a cause of pollution, and pointed to unusual warm temperatures.
The United States, together with the United Nations, European Union and others, raised pressure Iran sanctions to bend pressure to curb its nuclear program. International negotiations on the programme recently resumed and planned continue next month in Istanbul.
President Barack Obama's Chief Adviser for nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction, Gary Samoré, said Friday that intends to manage, further measures against Iran before the next round of talks. He has not specified what would bring these actions.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has denied penalties affect the Iran.
After U.S. sanctions which targeted, began delivery of petrol in the Iran this summer Tehran petrochemical plants in refineries converting lost imports balance. An official said the number of harmful particles than imported gasoline contain domestic gasoline 10 times.
Iran's Health Minister said hospitals an increase of 18% in the emergency room admissions with heart problems and 30% for respiratory diseases, have seen according to Iranian media. The Ministry has published yet no fatalities numbers.
Vahid Norouzi, managing director of Tehran's central headquarters for technical inspection in the car, said in his blog Friday, Health Ministry officials said more than 2,500 people had died as a result of the pollution "Last week" there was no official response to his report. Iran has an average of approximately 5,000 pollution-related deaths per year, according to official figures. Tehran, a city of 10 million lies in a Valley, surrounded by the Albroz mountain range, has long had a problem with air pollution.
Authorities have regular schools and other institutions recently people keep shutting down inside. Cloud seeding efforts failed to break the smog.
"The pollution is absolutely terrible and worse than I ever remember." "I can see even the traffic lights", said a Tehran architect. "Everyone thinks it is because of gasoline." "I don't know true or false."
-Keith Johnson contributed to this article.Write toFarnaz Fassihi at the farnaz.fassihi@wsj.com
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