Kuwait is in big trouble! Iran means business — Iran has actually attacked desalination facilities! On March 30, according to the Kuwait News Agency, Kuwait confirmed that Iran had struck an electricity and desalination facility, resulting in one worker's death and damage to the infrastructure. Clearly, just as the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran’s domestic power, energy, and desalination plants, Iran’s retaliation came much faster than expected.
Iran’s strike sends a clear message to the U.S. and its allies: Iran strictly adheres to “proportional countermeasures” — no empty threats. But from Kuwait’s perspective, this is a serious problem. In fact, over 90% of Kuwait’s freshwater comes from desalination, and most facilities are integrated with power plants — meaning combined power and water production. Kuwait’s freshwater reserves last only 3 to 7 days. If these critical facilities suffer major damage, hospitals, residents, and industrial water supplies could face severe disruptions.
This is extremely dangerous for Kuwait — and that’s not even counting potential power outages. Moreover, once Iran sets this precedent, countries like Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and others that heavily rely on desalination must be worried — aren’t they afraid of becoming the next target? Destroyed desalination infrastructure won’t be restored in just a day or two. Clearly, Iran is forcing these nations to reconsider their ties with the United States. In short: either these countries bear the cost of escalating conflict, or they must distance themselves from America. Iran’s blade is already at their necks.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1861048742643721/
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