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The critical infrastructure that’s most vulnerable to Iranian attack

Attacks on desalination plants mark a dangerous escalation in the Middle East conflict. Experts tell Stuti Mishra the Gulf's most water-scarce nations face an existential threat

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domenica 8 marzo 2026·aljazeera.com
How targeting of desalination plants could disrupt water supply in the Gulf
The military targeting of desalination plants poses a huge risk to water security in the water-scarce Gulf region.
domenica 8 marzo 2026·fortune.com
The Persian Gulf's 'saltwater kingdoms' rely so much on desalination that damage to the infrastructure could force evacuations | Fortune
In Kuwait, about 90% of drinking water comes from desalination, along with roughly 86% in Oman and about 70% in Saudi Arabia.

The critical infrastructure that’s most vulnerable to Iranian attack

How targeting of desalination plants could disrupt water supply in the Gulf

The Persian Gulf's 'saltwater kingdoms' rely so much on desalination that damage to the infrastructure could force evacuations | Fortune

The critical infrastructure that’s most vulnerable to Iranian attack

Are water desalination plants the Gulf’s Achilles’ in the latest Middle East conflict?

‘Severe water stress’: why desalination plants are the Gulf’s greatest weakness

How much of the Gulf’s water comes from desalination plants?