Iran may target desalination plants within days, UN official warns
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Key Points:
- Iran has threatened to target desalination plants and critical energy infrastructure across the Middle East in retaliation for potential U.S. attacks on its power facilities, escalating regional tensions and risking a severe water crisis.
- Kaveh Madani, an Iranian scientist and U.N. official, warned that strikes on desalination infrastructure could occur within days, potentially causing catastrophic and lasting damage to water supply systems in an already arid region.
- The conflict has expanded beyond military targets, with reported attacks on desalination plants on Iran’s Qeshm Island and in Bahrain, raising concerns over disruptions to water and electricity access for millions.
- Iranian officials have warned that any attacks on their power plants will lead to irreversible destruction of regional energy and oil infrastructure, likely causing a sharp rise in oil prices and prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
- Despite Iran’s own water scarcity challenges, the regime appears willing to risk widespread regional humanitarian impacts to avoid appearing weak amid the escalating conflict with the U.S. and its allies.
