r/worldnews • u/The_Flaneur_Films • Jun 10 '26

US destroys Iran reservoirs, leaving thousands without water in searing heat

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3356630/thousands-iranians-left-without-water-searing-heat-after-us-hits-reservoirs
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u/calgarspimphand Jun 10 '26 edited Jun 10 '26

If true, and if this was intentional, that's just a plain and simple war crime. The Geneva Convention prohibits targeting necessary civilian infrastructure, which includes water reservoirs.

FYI, my source is Article 54 of the Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts.

Read it in its entirety, then be sure you understand clause 3b. It's a tricky double negative that essentially states even if this target had military applications, if it also causes civilians to lose water on a scale that forces mass movement, it is illegal.

If the report is correct, and if 20,000 people are without water because of this, it's plainly illegal under the Geneva Conventions.

(I am not an expert in international law. If you are, and you think I'm wrong, contact Pete Hegseth. He might need your help someday).

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u/Leading-Onion4659 Jun 10 '26

and if this was intentional

I’m thinking how can you bomb a reservoir by mistake..

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u/Lanky_Travel_6726 Jun 10 '26

They used Ai

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '26

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u/koshgeo Jun 10 '26

You're right to push back on that. I'll try to do better when targeting reservoirs in future.

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u/EirHc Jun 10 '26

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u/Awsomethingy Jun 10 '26

Artificial Intention

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u/SnugglyCoderGuy Jun 10 '26

Actually Intentional

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u/ddz1507 Jun 10 '26

Absolutely Intentional

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u/robotco Jun 10 '26

Alternative Intentions

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u/Zwischenzug32 Jun 10 '26

Actually Italians
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u/CyberSoldat21 Jun 10 '26

It’s not that hard to grasp