Iran Just Put the Gulf's Drinking Water on the Target List — and Changed the Logic of This War
Iran struck a water desalination plant and power infrastructure in Kuwait this weekend — and in the Gulf, that's not just an infrastructure attack, it's an attack on the water supply itself. Gulf states get the overwhelming majority of their drinking water from desalination because there's essentially no natural alternative. The US-Iran war has now crossed a line from military exchanges into targeting the systems that keep civilian populations alive.
Bottom Line
THE BOTTOM LINE: The US-Iran war just stopped being a two-party fight. By striking Kuwait's water and power infrastructure, Iran is trying to make the cost of hosting America unbearable for its Gulf neighbors — but history suggests attacks on civilian lifelines tend to unify enemies rather than intimidate them. The GCC calling these strikes war crimes is the sound of the region choosing a side.