Iran FM accuses US of attacking desalination plant on Gulf island
"The US committed a blatant and desperate crime by attacking a freshwater desalination plant on Qeshm Island," Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X.
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- Published Date: 06:46 | 07 March 2026
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the United States on Saturday of attacking a desalination plant on a Gulf island, saying it had set a precedent.
"The US committed a blatant and desperate crime by attacking a freshwater desalination plant on Qeshm Island," said Araghchi in a post on X.
"Water supply in 30 villages has been impacted. Attacking Iran's infrastructure is a dangerous move with grave consequences. The US set this precedent, not Iran."
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