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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Dubai

Why Iran’s threat to destroy water facilities could spell disaster for Gulf countries

A desalination plant in Al Khobar, a Saudi city on the Gulf.
A desalination plant in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Photograph: Barry Iverson/Alamy

Iran has threatened “irreversible destruction” of water infrastructure across Gulf countries, if the US follows through on Donald Trump’s threat to attack Iran’s electricity grid.

In a desert region heavily dependent on desalination for drinking water, it has raised fear of mass disruption to water supplies which are a civilian and economic lifeline in the Gulf countries of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman.

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