US strikes leave 10,000 Iranians without water as Kuwait desalination plant burns

US strikes leave 10,000 Iranians without water as Kuwait desalination plant burns Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 07/18/2026 - 09:31 Officials said facilities were destroyed as Iran warned countries hosting US forces to prepare for retaliation Precision strikes target Iranian military sites in a handout video released on 17 July 2026 (US Centcom/AFP) Off The escalating conflict between the United States and Iran is taking a growing toll on civilian infrastructure, with Iranian officials saying overnight US strikes destroyed a desalination facility supplying drinking water to about 10,000 people. Hamzeh Pour, chief executive of the Hormozgan Water and Wastewater Company, said US strikes hit desalination pumps and electrical infrastructure in Bunji village, in Jask, cutting off water supplies to 20 villages. "The supply of drinking water to 20 villages with a population of approximately 10,000 people has been completely disrupted," Pour was quoted by Iran's Tasnim News Agency as saying.