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have gone up by between 800 and 1000 percent each. Not surprisingly, per person con-
sumption has fallen. In theory, market forces should bring more efficient vehicles and fuel
to Iran, too. In practice, sanctions are a huge barrier.
There are other problems. The Persian Gulf has been repeatedly contaminated by leaks
from oil rigs and tankers, untreated sewage and overly rapid development on the islands
of Kish and Qeshm. Pollution in the Caspian Sea is a problem that now threatens the inter-
nationally recognised wetlands of the Anzali Lagoon at Bandar-e Anzali.
