Tehran Apocalypse: Toxic Acid Rain After US-Israel Oil Depot Strikes

In the wake of intensified U.S.-Israel strikes on Iranian oil depots and refineries around Tehran starting March 7-8, 2026, massive fires released thick plumes of toxic smoke laden with hydrocarbons, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and other pollutants, blanketing the capital and creating apocalyptic scenes described by residents as “dark, like our future.”