Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Iran, threatening to target the nation's energy infrastructure, including its crucial desalination plants. Such a move, coupled with potential Iranian retaliation against its Gulf Arab neighbours, could unleash devastating consequences across the water-starved Middle East. The pronouncement, made on Truth Social, outlined a potential escalation if a deal to end the ongoing conflict is not reached "shortly" and the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane, remains closed.
Mr Trump stated that if these conditions are not met, "we will conclude our lovely ‘stay’ in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island (and possibly all desalinization plants!), which we have purposefully not yet ‘touched.’"
