### [2026-07-18](/feed/2026/07/18/index.md)

##### Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
# Iran's Hormozgan province water and wastewater company announces that United States airstrikes have damaged desalination equipment, cutting off water to about 10,000 people. 




### Sources:

1. [Middle East Eye](https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-strikes-leave-10000-iranians-without-water-kuwait-desalination-plant-burns)

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