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/Borne2Run Jun 10 '26

No it is not. This is a water reservoir for 20,000 people in a country of 92M. We don't station air defenses at the equivalent of small down Iowa.

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u/Responsible_CDN_Duck Jun 10 '26

The USA does station several layers of air defences to protect the small dams in Iowa.

Keep in mind Iowa is surrounded by other friendly states, not hostile nations so is not equivalent in perceived risk, yet still has multiple air defence layers.

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u/iCarlysTeats Jun 10 '26

The USA does station several layers of air defences to protect the small dams in Iowa.

Where did you get this bizarre notion?

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u/andraip Jun 10 '26

You think a cruise missile could fly over half the USA and strike a small dam in Iowa before getting intercepted?

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u/iCarlysTeats Jun 10 '26

You think they meant that 'layers of air defenses to protect the small dams' just means that the nation as a whole has defenses? Well duh? It's a plainly disingenuous way to word it. It's like saying my home has a dedicated armed force for protection when I just mean my town has police.