Al-Monitor - Wildfires that raged for two weeks turned significant swaths of Irans western forests into ash as state bureaucracy dramatically slowed down an efficient response. Wildfires broke out in southwestern Iran during the last week of May and clawed their path up north and west, spreading across much of the Zagros Mountains and leaving behind ...

IRNA - Firefighters managed to bring under control the wildfire broke out in Khaeez forest, protected area, southwestern Iran, five days ago, Governor of Kohkilouyeh and Boyerahmad Province announced on Monday. The wildfire was contained thanks to the round-the-clock efforts taken by firefighters, people, officials and Islamic Revolution Guards ...

ISNA | Alireza Mohammadi: Vast fires have been raging in the Khaeez protected forest in southwest Iran since Thursday, May 28. Hours after local officials reported that the fires had been extinguished and controlled on Saturday, the Governor oh Kohgiloyeh and Boyerahmad Province said that the fires had once again begun raging in the forest, killing ...