![Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the "International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms" in Tehran, Iran on 3 July, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170703_2_24528789_23709151-e1500214362843.jpg?fit=920%2C614&ssl=1)
![Iran's Vice-President in charge of environment affairs Masoomeh Ebtekar speaks during the "International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms" in Tehran, Iran on 3 July, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170703_2_24528789_23709153.jpg?w=365&h=247&ssl=1 "TEHRAN, IRAN - JULY 3 : Iran's Vice-President in charge of environment affairs Masoomeh Ebtekar speaks during the \"International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms\" in Tehran, Iran on July 3, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency )")
Iran’s Vice-President in charge of environment affairs Masoomeh Ebtekar speaks during the “International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms” in Tehran, Iran on 3 July, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
![Iran's Vice-President in charge of environment affairs Masoomeh Ebtekar speaks during the "International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms" in Tehran, Iran on 3 July, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170703_2_24528789_23709152.jpg?w=365&h=236&ssl=1 "TEHRAN, IRAN - JULY 3 : Iran's Vice-President in charge of environment affairs Masoomeh Ebtekar speaks during the \"International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms\" in Tehran, Iran on July 3, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency )")
Iran’s Vice-President in charge of environment affairs Masoomeh Ebtekar speaks during the “International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms” in Tehran, Iran on 3 July, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
![Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the "International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms" in Tehran, Iran on 3 July, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170703_2_24528789_23709151-e1500214362843.jpg?w=365&h=244&ssl=1 "TEHRAN, IRAN - JULY 3 : Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the \"International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms\" in Tehran, Iran on July 3, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency )")
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the “International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms” in Tehran, Iran on 3 July, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
![Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the "International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms" in Tehran, Iran on 3 July, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170703_2_24528789_23709150.jpg?w=547&h=735&ssl=1 "TEHRAN, IRAN - JULY 3 : Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the \"International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms\" in Tehran, Iran on July 3, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency )")
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the “International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms” in Tehran, Iran on 3 July, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
![Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the "International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms" in Tehran, Iran on 3 July, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170703_2_24528789_23709149.jpg?w=614&h=407&ssl=1 "TEHRAN, IRAN - JULY 3 : Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the \"International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms\" in Tehran, Iran on July 3, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency )")
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the “International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms” in Tehran, Iran on 3 July, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
![Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the "International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms" in Tehran, Iran on 3 July, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170703_2_24528789_23709148.jpg?w=298&h=199&ssl=1 "TEHRAN, IRAN - JULY 3 : Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the \"International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms\" in Tehran, Iran on July 3, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency )")
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the “International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms” in Tehran, Iran on 3 July, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
![Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the "International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms" in Tehran, Iran on 3 July, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170703_2_24528789_23709147.jpg?w=298&h=204&ssl=1 "TEHRAN, IRAN - JULY 3 : Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the \"International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms\" in Tehran, Iran on July 3, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency )")
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the “International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms” in Tehran, Iran on 3 July, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
![Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the "International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms" in Tehran, Iran on 3 July, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170703_2_24528789_23709146.jpg?w=450&h=309&ssl=1 "TEHRAN, IRAN - JULY 3 : Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the \"International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms\" in Tehran, Iran on July 3, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency )")
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a conference in Tehran, Iran on 3 July, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
![Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the "International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms" in Tehran, Iran on 3 July, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170703_2_24528789_23709145.jpg?w=462&h=309&ssl=1 "TEHRAN, IRAN - JULY 3 : Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the \"International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms\" in Tehran, Iran on July 3, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency )")
TEHRAN, IRAN – JULY 3 : Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the “International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms” in Tehran, Iran on July 3, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )