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Iranian officials say overnight US strikes destroyed a desalination facility supplying drinking water to about 10,000 people.

Hamzeh Pour, chief executive of the Hormozgan Water and Wastewater Company, said US strikes hit desalination pumps and electrical infrastructure in Bunji village, in Jask, cutting off water supplies to 20 villages.

"The supply of drinking water to 20 villages with a population of approximately 10,000 people has been completely disrupted," Pour was quoted by Iran's Tasnim News Agency as saying.

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[–] devaly@ani.social 49 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I wonder if I will live long enough to see the US being held accountable

[–] Quokka@quokk.au 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)

They’ll nuke the planet before ever allowing that.

[–] devaly@ani.social 14 points 1 week ago

I guess we will know what would have happened if the Nazis had nukes

[–] cavitationfetishist2@quokk.au 1 points 1 week ago

Bold of you to assume any of the bombs work, and haven't been misplaced.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

The US can't even arrest a world renown pedophile rapist that is in every obvious way protecting himself along with countless other pedophile rapists.

Not only that, but there's still a solid third of the American people willing to associate with this disgusting person and his openly corrupt political party.

This country is so fucked right now. Ignorance and cruelty are being praised here. Those who work hardest are ridiculed. The people in power are largely the worst or most useless in society.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

I don't think the human lifespan is long enough.

[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 week ago

We haven't even begun to see the suffering this war is going to cause.

Fuck.

[–] Corvidae@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Is this true? I just read another news item that reported Iran had targeted Kuwait's desalination plant. It is said the first casualty of war is truth.

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Seems the plant is not in Kuwait, but in Iran. Kuwait confirmed the attack and is a u.s. ally. OP is a bot perhaps

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

OP is definitely not a bot. Why do you say the plant was in Iran?

From my reading it seems there may be two plants, one in Kuwait and one in Iran, both damaged. The headline is confusing but I believe that's what they're saying.

[–] justaman123@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Tit for tat I guess, kids gonna suffer over this im mad

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sorry that was a dig at cm0002 or whatever

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago

Ok I'm just saying I've interacted with them before and I really doubt they are a bot.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Are we sure this is the same facility? Your article does not contain many details.

Edit: I believe they are different.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Both can be true. Iran has capability of destroying desalination plants as does the US.

Iran hit the Kuwait desalination plant on Friday as reported by many sources:

https://apnews.com/article/iran-strikes-kuwait-gulf-bahrain-desalination-25e6d5c8d8a027897b3fb80fad57b7d2

It's obviously difficult to get reliable news from Iran, but reports of the strike on the desalination plant in Bonji village started coming in in on Saturday. Though it's possible the strike may have happened earlier.

No indication in either case of whether the desalination plants were intentionally targeted.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It’s almost like… there are no winners in war.

[–] cavitationfetishist2@quokk.au 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Uh, then why does america always win?

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The people in power nearly always win.

It's not just America, it's most powerful groups that are successfully taken over by evil and self-serving people.

The US has a chance to correct, but this is still to be seen. The next big paradigm shift is slated for about four months from now.

The people of the US want this to end if the polls are accurate, but Trump will do anything to retain power. I think he will fail, but we shall see...

[–] cavitationfetishist2@quokk.au 1 points 1 week ago

That was a joke. The united States hasn't won a major war in living memory.

[–] DireTech@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Hmm iraq? First war was a win but it directly led to the second fiasco. Afghanistan? No Vietnam? No Korea? No

WW2 was the last clear win.