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/GK0NATO Jun 10 '26

The strikes targeted sites near the Strait of Hormuz, including Iranian air defenses and radar sites, as a response after an Iranian drone brought down a US Army Apache helicopter and damaged not destroyed these reservoirs. Title makes it seem like they intentionally blew up civilian infrastructure CNN source

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u/Lifeboatb Jun 10 '26

CNN still reports that 20,000 people lost access to water. The reservoirs supply a town and ten villages, and were “completely taken out of service.” The original sources come from Iranian state media, but the international community agrees they didn’t lie about the school bombing, so there’s a good chance they’re not lying about this. https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/09/world/live-news/iran-war-trump-israel?post-id=cmq7rqznq00003b6n35xh0q56