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flag Tehran extends closures due to hazardous air pollution, affecting schools, work, and transport.

flag Tehran has extended public closures for Saturday due to severe air pollution, with schools shifting to online learning and government employees urged to work remotely, while vehicle restrictions and factory shutdowns remain in place. flag Air quality has stayed above 160—classified as unhealthy—for days, worsened by temperature inversions, aging vehicles, and industrial emissions. flag Similar measures are in effect across multiple Iranian provinces, including Isfahan, Khuzestan, and Ardabil, with additional restrictions due to a flu outbreak. flag The crisis, driven by decades of policy failures and reliance on dirty fuels, has led to over 54,000 pollution-related deaths in the past year.

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