Iran media says strikes put desalination plant on Gulf island out of service
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“Iranian media said on Tuesday (March 31, 2026) airstrikes have put a desalination plant on Iran's Qeshm island in the strategic Strait of Hormuz out of service”
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“One of the desalination plants on Qeshm Island was targeted... and is now completely out of service, as it is not possible to repair it in the short term”
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“Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had said a strike had taken place there on March 7, accusing the U.S. of a 'blatant and desperate crime'”
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“Qeshm is the largest Iranian island in the Gulf, stretching for around 100 km across the Strait of Hormuz”
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“There have been several attacks on desalination plants in the ongoing war, sparked by U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28”
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“Bahrain reported an Iranian strike on a facility on March 8, apparent retaliation for the U.S. hit on Qeshm the day before”
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“Kuwait reported an Iranian attack on a desalination and electricity plant on Monday (March 30, 2026), which Tehran blamed on Israel”
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“West Asia is among the driest regions in the world, with many countries dependent on desalination plants for domestic and industrial water supplies”
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“U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday (March 30, 2026) to 'obliterate' Iran's power infrastructure, oil wells and 'possibly all desalinization plants'”
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“Desalinated water provides 42% of drinking water in the United Arab Emirates, 70% in Saudi Arabia, 86% in Oman and 90% in Kuwait, according to a 2022 report from the French Institute of International Relations think tank”
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