Overview
- Bahrain’s interior ministry said an Iranian drone damaged a desalination facility, though authorities reported no impact on water supply.
- Iran accused the United States of striking a Qeshm Island plant that supplies 30 villages, a claim US Central Command has denied.
- Recent blasts and debris have affected water–power complexes in the UAE’s Fujairah F1 and Kuwait’s Doha West, with earlier Iranian strikes landing near Dubai’s Jebel Ali hub.
- Desalination provides roughly 90% of Kuwait’s drinking water, 86% of Oman’s, 70% of Saudi Arabia’s and 42% of the UAE’s, and most plants hold only two to seven days of storage.
- Analysts say deliberate attacks on civilian water systems would likely violate international humanitarian law, warn of cyber threats to utilities, and note WHO concerns about broader public‑health risks from the conflict.