US crosses the Gulf’s Rubicon: Water, not oil, is the real prize — and the curse Hundreds of desalination plants dot the Persian Gulf coast, putting water for millions at risk in the escalating war on #Iran Fragile Gulf A US attack on a desali...
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...nation plant on Iran’s Qeshm Island has cut water to 30 villages – setting a dangerous precedent Nearly 44% of the world’s desalination capacity is concentrated in the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states Without the plants, major cities cannot survive: Kuwait: desalination provides about 90% of drinking water Bahrain: about 90% Oman: about 86% Saudi Arabia: about 70% United Arab Emirates: 40% A 2008 US cable released by WikiLeaks warned that a single desalination plant provid...
