UAE launches first strike inside Iran, targets desalination plant (www.ynetnews.com)
from Beep@lemmus.org to world@lemmy.world on 08 Mar 16:06
https://lemmus.org/post/20696365

The UAE struck an Iranian desalination facility in response to continued attacks; Israeli officials view the strike as a signal, saying the UAE may join the war if Iranian attacks escalate

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LMurch@thelemmy.club on 08 Mar 16:41 next collapse

You guys better stop this warring, or the US will be forced to send in our peacemaker, FIFA Peace Prize winner Donald J. Trump. /s

Maeve@kbin.earth on 08 Mar 16:49 next collapse

This really wasn't on my bingo card for opening of the water wars.

choui4@lemmy.zip on 08 Mar 18:32 next collapse

Jfc iran was alresdy suffering under a lack of water. Thats fucking genocidal

scarabic@lemmy.world on 08 Mar 21:57 collapse

Yeah seriously. This kind of thing is really terrifying. This is why we’ll never make it into space. Being in space requires so much effort just to stay alive. The second anyone wants to kill anyone up there, everyone’s dead as hell.

choui4@lemmy.zip on 08 Mar 23:04 collapse

We can never have luxury gay space communism until the adromodans are eliminated

giacomo@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 08 Mar 19:35 next collapse

Is this actually true?

Edit: Having trouble finding any other source that confirms this. I think this is probably false.

scarabic@lemmy.world on 08 Mar 22:01 next collapse

Actually good point. All I find on GroundNews is three reports of UAE debunking this claim. Example: middleeasteye.net/…/uae-officials-deny-israeli-re…

gergolippai@lemmy.world on 09 Mar 06:30 collapse

There should be an automated warning for all these posts for readers to double check the information… fog of war and such like

Typhoon@lemmy.ca on 08 Mar 19:44 next collapse

That’s a war crime.

Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk on 08 Mar 21:21 next collapse

And now there’s nothing stopping Iran from targeting the UAE’s desalination plants.

Considering the UAE gets over 90% of its fresh water from desalination it seems like this was a monumentally stupid escalation on their part.

perestroika@slrpnk.net on 08 Mar 21:41 next collapse

Nobody should target desalination plants.

It’s even worse than targeting heating and power in the middle of harsh winter.

As for Persian Gulf countries, they are dangerously dependent on desalination for fresh water.

About 42 percent of the UAE’s drinking water comes from desalination plants, while that figure is 90 percent in Kuwait, 86 percent in Oman, and 70 percent in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia also produces more desalinated water than any other country.

Iran is the least dependent with about 30% of fresh water coming from desalination. I would not be surprised if Bahrain would be 100% dependent.

aljazeera.com/…/how-targeting-of-desalination-pla…

hoch@lemmy.world on 08 Mar 21:48 next collapse

What did Iran expect to happen? Did they really think they could attack the UAE without them responding?

PointyFluff@lemmy.ml on 09 Mar 06:13 collapse

If not WW3, why WW3 shaped?