US airstrike destroys desalination plant on Iran’s Qeshm island

An Iranian health official has said that a desalination plant on the island of Qeshm was completely destroyed following a U.S. airstrike. 

The official stated that the island relies on desalination plants for drinking water and that the damaged facility cannot be repaired in the near future, raising concerns over local water access, Caliber.Az reports per Iranian Borna news outlet. 

Earlier, on March 7, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the U.S. airstrike had disrupted the water supply to dozens of villages on the island.

By Sabina Mammadli