Unfortunately a toxic combination of sanctions and pretty indiscriminate development has made Teheran at least a pretty nasty place environment wise for much of the time.

What worries me is not just the destruction and aftermath of a war but a peace where Iran goes down the "Western Capitalism" road of privatisation etc - which they are already doing in a chaotic way.

That would be more destructive than the bombs.

Hence I've been trying to work with them to develop an alternative, but it is slow going....

"The future is already here -- it's just not very evenly distributed" William Gibson