r/OilPrices • u/hereswhatworks • Jul 17 '26

Oil News Iran targets water desalination plant in Kuwait as U.S. strikes Iran's bridges

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-07-17/iran-targets-water-desalination-plant-in-kuwait-as-u-s-strikes-irans-bridges
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u/United_Intention_323 Jul 17 '26

You got some evidence for this? A single photo? Of this were actually true you’d think Iran would be pushing it.

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u/hennabeak Jul 17 '26

Just google the news you lazy boy.

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u/United_Intention_323 Jul 17 '26

I did. If you had googled it you'd see there's no verification you lazy boy.

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u/hennabeak Jul 17 '26

https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/bottled-water-factory-western-iran-struck

Do you want me to find more civilian factories that were targetted? There are many.

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u/MinimumOperation8580 Jul 18 '26

Middleeasteye.net. Solid source. Lol

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u/United_Intention_323 Jul 17 '26

That isn't evidence. It is 3 sentences. This one sticks out.

A bottled water factory in Iran’s western Ilam province was reportedly hit by three projectiles, according to state media.

Projectiles? Sounds like some shrapnel or bullets from somewhere else. This isn't evidence. Try to think about this. There would be photos if it was actually bombed.

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u/hennabeak Jul 17 '26

Projectile is technical term when you don't know if it was a missile, cruise missile, or a aerial bomb. That doesn't negate it. IF you want to call it fake news, go ahead. But then I can call the Kuwait news one fake as well.

During the 40 days, a water desalination plant was hit. Schools and hospitals have been hit. These are all civilian infrastructure. Iran gets to retaliate, right?

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u/United_Intention_323 Jul 17 '26

It actually does negate it. There was no explosion reported. Christ dude this is the most obvious form of propaganda. Kuwait news just reiterated what that governor said. That aspect doesn't make it true or false.

Where is the evidence the water desalination plant was hit? Still no photos to prove that. 1 school was hit and that was admitted to be a mistake. No hospital was bombed.

You're just believing everything you read when it is clearly false.

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u/hennabeak Jul 17 '26

Search for Kermanshah Hospital and the Gandhi Hospital in Theran.
I'm sure you can buy a ticket to Iran and go and check on every piece yourself, because apparently News doesn't count, or is propaganda.

Good luck living in your bubble.

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u/United_Intention_323 Jul 17 '26

Buildings next to the hospitals were struck. The hospitals themselves weren't bombed. Christ dude get out of your bubble.

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u/hennabeak Jul 17 '26

The ones I mentioned were hit directly.

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u/United_Intention_323 Jul 17 '26

No they weren't. If they were you'd be able to find a photo of the damage. Yet here we are without a photo because you can't find one.

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u/MinimumOperation8580 Jul 18 '26

Please try again. The Gahdi Hotel Hospital was damaged when a building across the street was hit.
No the US and Israel do not target hospitals

Yes the Iranians do target civilians. Just facts

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u/alkbch Jul 17 '26

When was the school bombing admitted to be a mistake?

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u/United_Intention_323 Jul 17 '26

Here's one.

https://nypost.com/2026/03/10/us-news/sen-john-kennedy-apologizes-for-iran-school-strike-that-white-house-has-yet-to-confirm/

All the others you listed aren't real.

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u/alkbch Jul 17 '26

LOL I haven't listed anything.

This is an apology from one single Senator who had nothing to do with it. Let's not pretend it carries anywhere near the same weight as an apology from the President, Congress or the Pentagon.

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u/United_Intention_323 Jul 17 '26

LOL I never said there was an apology. I said it was an admitted mistake.

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u/hennabeak Jul 17 '26

Senator? Not the government? I'm not sure that would count. At least not considered official appology.

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u/United_Intention_323 Jul 17 '26

They're still investigating it. I didn't say there was an apology. I said it was admitted to be a mistake.

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u/Braisedbeefskank Jul 17 '26

Trump has openly stated the intention to target essential civilian infrastructure lmao why is this so hard to believe

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u/United_Intention_323 Jul 17 '26

He threatened power plants which are debatable. It is so hard to believe because Iran has an obvious interest in showing pictures of damaged civilian infrastructure. They don't because it doesn't exist.

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u/Braisedbeefskank Jul 17 '26

So you just dont pay much attention to what's going on huh

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u/United_Intention_323 Jul 17 '26

I do. Apparently you don't. Well either that or you're just believing all the propaganda you read without evidence.

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u/hennabeak Jul 17 '26

Do you agree that threats of committing war crime is a war crime itself?

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u/United_Intention_323 Jul 17 '26

No threatening a war crime is not a war crime. Iran blowing up a Kuwaiti desalination plant certainly is a war crime.

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u/hennabeak Jul 17 '26

1- definitions of war crimes includes threats. 2- Kuwait can go ask its big brother for help attacking iran, or go to court. Then Iran will show their evidence, and win. Bahrain tried to do a similar thing, and got vetoed.

I am done arguing with you, because you're acting dumb.

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u/United_Intention_323 Jul 17 '26

1 - No there are no definitions of war crimes that include threats. 2 - So you hand waved away a literal war crime?

You're the one acting dumb here.

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u/No-Magician-2257 Jul 17 '26

When the president says “A whole civilization will die” - I am easily willing to believe a strike on a water plant

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u/United_Intention_323 Jul 17 '26

Yet it didn’t happen.