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Military strikes on water facilities in Iran may constitute a war crime, experts say
ByCate Brown in Washington June 11, 2026

Strikes on Bemani damaged key water reservoir for 20,000 people living in area amid a historic drought in the countryMiddle East crisis – live updatesMilitary strikes that damaged two water storage facilities in southern Iran may constitute a war crime…

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Analysis of Satellite Image and Videos Suggest Precision U.S. Strikes on Iranian Water Facility
ByChristoph Koettl and Christiaan Triebert June 11, 2026June 11, 2026

It is unclear if the U.S. intentionally struck the facility or knew what it was. Deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime.

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Drinking Water Facilities Hit by Strikes in Iran, State Media Reports
ByLeo Sands, Sanam Mahoozi and James McManagan June 10, 2026June 10, 2026

Two water tanks serving thousands of people were damaged, the local authorities said. The U.S. military declined to comment.

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Drought and floods drove them from their homes. But hunger and poverty have followed them to a Mogadishu camp
ByMoulid Hujale in Burhakaba June 6, 2026

More than 6.5 million Somalis have been pushed to the brink of severe hunger as the climate crisis, fighting and cuts in aid leave a trail of despairFor three years, Zeynab Ibrahim watched as her little town shrivelled up and died. The rains never came…

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Deadly Israeli attacks worsen Gaza’s water shortage crisis
BySeham Tantesh in Gaza, Lorenzo Tondo and Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem April 27, 2026

Engineer and two drivers killed in recent weeks as scarcity of clean water fuels spread of preventable diseasesIsraeli forces in Gaza killed a water engineer and two drivers who transported water to displaced families over four days in mid-April, exace…

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Why Iran’s threat to destroy water facilities could spell disaster for Gulf countries
ByHannah Ellis-Petersen in Dubai March 23, 2026

Desalination infrastructure is crucial in arid region with very little rainfall and few rivers and lakesMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIran has threatened “irreversible destruction” of water infrastructure across Gulf countries, if the US foll…

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‘They called me a water terrorist’: exiled Iranian scientist wins global prize
ByRachel Salvidge March 18, 2026

Prof Kaveh Madani, winner of the Stockholm water prize, was accused of sabotage with his environmental work Eight years before he got the call telling him he had won the Stockholm water prize, Prof Kaveh Madani was being interrogated by Iran’s Revoluti…

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‘Severe water stress’: why desalination plants are the Gulf’s greatest weakness
ByDamien Gayle March 11, 2026

Recent attack on plants led to fears of escalating strikes, but Iran knows drought has left it equally vulnerableMiddle East crisis – live updatesIn 1983, the CIA determined that the most crucial commodity in the Gulf was its desalinated potable water….

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How ‘day zero’ water shortages in Iran are fuelling protests
ByJames Meadway January 15, 2026

Supply failures dramatic example of how climate crisis threatens basic human need – and with it political stabilityIran protests – live updatesGripped by a terrible drought now entering its sixth year, Iran’s cities are on the brink of what its meteoro…

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A polycrisis has shattered our world this year. But with care, we can put it back together | Elif Shafak
ByElif Shafak December 31, 2025

The challenges and strains have been almost too much to take. But in 2025, words of depth and courage have been an antidote to numbnessI once saw a young glassblower in Istanbul, still new to his craft, shatter a beautiful vase while taking it out of t…

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