Did US 'precisely' bomb water facilities serving 20,000 Iranians?
Analysis showed the damage matched a precision strike, as more than 20,000 residents lost drinking water and Iran accused the US of targeting civilian infrastructure.
- On Wednesday, US strikes destroyed two water reservoirs in Iran's Bamani district, Hormozgan Province, cutting drinking water for 20,000 residents as temperatures exceeded 100°F.
- Retaliating for the downing of a US Apache helicopter on Tuesday, the US Central Command stated strikes targeted Iranian air defense, radar, and surveillance sites near the Strait of Hormuz.
- Weapons experts identified GBU-39 precision-guided bomb fragments at the site, consistent with damage showing a clean hole punched through the facility's roof.
- Hormozgan Water and Wastewater Company CEO Abdolhamid Hamzehpour reported mobile water tanks were deployed to nearby villages for 12 hours until crews built a new line bypassing the damaged reservoirs.
- The World Resources Institute classifies Iran as facing extremely high water stress, and critics and Iranian officials argue the strike violates Article 54 of the Geneva Convention protecting civilian infrastructure.
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