US EditionDrinking Water as a Strategic Target of War in the Middle East
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The Iranian regime has stated that it will not hesitate to hit the de-alination plants of the Gulf countries if their energy infrastructure is attacked. Tehran could thus intensify the escalation and expand its strikes to include vital civilian infrastructure, such as water desalination plants.
Tehran has warned that if a US attack were to occur on Iranian power plants, desalination plants in the region could be destroyed. These plants provide approximately 70 percent of the drinking water in the Persian Gulf countries.
Iran threatens to bomb water desalination tools in the Gulf countries. It understands the impact of the scale of war in the Middle East.
Iran threatens mass ‘water war’ with strikes on key plants in days, UN official warns - NEW YORK TIMES POST
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iran is poised to strike critical desalination infrastructure across the Middle East within days, escalating tensions with the U.S. and Israel and triggering global economic fallout, a U.N. official warned Sunday. Kaveh Madani, an Iranian scientist and U.N. official, said desalination plants across the region could be hit “within the next few days,” raising the prospect of a broader regional water cris…
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