US war on Iran | MEGATHREAD #2
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๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฑโ๏ธ๐ฎ๐ท On the topic of attacks on freshwater supply:
Today Iranian FM Araghchi said that the Epstein Coalition attacked the freshwater desalination plant on Qeshm and warned that the criminal move could have โgrave consequences.โ
Water infrastructure is an extremely sensitive target in the region. Israel receives roughly 75โ86% of its potable water from desalination and aims to reach about 90% of total supply. Five major Mediterranean plants produce around 600โ700 million cubic meters per year.
The Gulf states are even more dependent. Saudi Arabia gets about 70% of its drinking water from desalination, producing roughly 5 billion cubic meters annually. In the UAE, desalination provides about 42% of total water supply and more than 90% of potable water. Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain rely on desalination for roughly 70โ90% of their water.
Iran is in a very different position. The country produces roughly 120 million cubic meters of desalinated water annually out of total water use near 100 billion cubic meters, meaning well under 1% nationally. Desalination is concentrated mainly along the southern coast, especially in Hormozgan province, while around 90% of Iranโs water consumption is tied to agriculture.
In other words, Iran has limited dependence on desalination. Israel and the Gulf states do not.
This could get really ugly.
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Please Iran, blow their desalination plants to kingdom come. I've seen certain Israeli bots making fun of Iran for its previous water shortage issues. We'll see who has water shortage issues once every one of Israel's desalination plants is blown up.
Also something I don't see getting coverage, the Gulf States import most of their food. The Strait of Hormuz being closed means no oil going out, but also no food going in.