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Cheap Drones, Dry Taps: The Iran War Opens a New Era of Water Infrastructure Risk

Water and energy infrastructure have become one of Iran’s main levers of deterrence against the United States. Iranian Foreign Minister Aragchi recently made it clear to Gulf states that if the U.S. military renewed large-scale strikes on Iran, their critical infrastructure would be struck. Iranian forces’ operational history over the past six months confirmed the threat’s credibility.Kuwait first reported damage near a desalination plant early in Operation Epic Fury, when debris from an interce

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Published: 14 August 2026
Source: War on the Rocks
Category: News
Topics: Military & security · Environment
Retrieved: 15 August 2026

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ethics.ai (14 August 2026), “Cheap Drones, Dry Taps: The Iran War Opens a New Era of Water Infrastructure Risk,” evidence record 19619, https://ethics.ai/record/19619 (originally published by War on the Rocks).

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