Bahrain says water desalination plant damaged in Iranian drone attack

"The Iranian aggression randomly bombs civilian targets and causes material damage to a water desalination plant following an attack by a drone, the ministry statement said. Iran said it was the United States that set a precedent for such attacks when it targeted a water desalination plant on Iranian soil."

"The US committed a blatant and desperate crime by attacking a freshwater desalination plant on Qeshm Island, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X on Saturday. Water supply in 30 villages has been impacted. Attacking Iran's infrastructure is a dangerous move with grave consequences."

"The approximately 400 plants in the Gulf states, which are mainly powered by oil and gas, produce about 40 percent of the world's desalinated water. Bahrain is estimated to generate the majority of its drinking water from such plants."

Bahrain reported that Iranian drone and missile attacks on Sunday damaged a critical water desalination plant and injured three civilians. The desalination facility processes seawater to supply freshwater to residents, with water supply impacted across 30 villages. Iran's Foreign Minister responded by stating the US established the precedent for such attacks when it targeted a desalination plant on Qeshm Island. The Gulf region contains approximately 400 desalination plants powered by oil and gas, producing about 40 percent of the world's desalinated water. Bahrain generates the majority of its drinking water from these facilities. Additionally, missile fragments damaged a university building in northern Bahrain's Muharraq area, prompting air defense sirens.

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