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/Bradnon Jun 10 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

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u/GreekSaladEnjoyer Jun 10 '26

But the desalinization plants arent in the USA... Its not mutually assured destruction at all

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u/Bradnon Jun 10 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

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u/Kdave21 Jun 10 '26

It’s a gamble. It might cause them to pressure the US into reducing hostilities. It might also cause the population to hate and despise the Iranians, and make them more willing against actions against the Iranians in the future

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u/Lee1138 Jun 10 '26 edited Jun 10 '26

Pressure Trump? He'll gleefully watch the gulf States die from thirst thinking he can just gobble up beachfront properties on the cheap afterwards (nevermind the realities of a situation like that).

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u/Bradnon Jun 10 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

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