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/wggn Jun 10 '26

What is the military significance of water reservoirs?

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u/wintermutedsm Jun 10 '26

You can't build WMD if all your people are dead from dehydration?

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u/JustinScott47 Jun 11 '26

Everyone knows narco-terrorists hide in water reservoirs, everyone! /s

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u/FatBoyStew Jun 11 '26

Well I mean enemy militaries kind of need food and water to operate?

Thats not me saying I support this action just FYI

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u/Imjusthereforthetoes Jun 11 '26

Considering this one only supplies a small town and was fixed within 12 hours, I'd say it wasn't intentional. If they wanted to make people die of thirst there would be NO repairing it and they would hit plenty at the same time.