Iran, Iraq, Syria to cooperate on sandstorms
Sandstorms have pummeled the region this year, particularly Iraq.
![A man stands on the bank of the Shatt al-Arab waterway, formed at the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, in Iraq's southern city of Basra on May 23, 2022, during a sandstorm sweeping the country.](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/2022-06/GettyImages-1240857368.jpg?h=1d34674f&itok=p867j57j)
Iran, Iraq and Syria have pledged to work together on the sandstorms plaguing the region.
The official Islamic Republic News Agency reported yesterday that Iran’s Department of the Environment signed a memorandum of understanding on combating the storms with Syria. The department will sign another memorandum with Iraq in July, according to the agency.