Iranian attack hit water desalination plant in Kuwait

I said the opposite, it was good to see common ground where nearly all had expressed concern they’d be returned.

Most have stayed silent on whether they condemn it or not even when asked.

Have you seen anyone saying that they do not wish the pilot will be found soon?

If this is the usual then just say it ratter than accuse without quoting.

The last post I put on here was it’s good to see most if not all are hoping the pilot is returned. On another thread, this looks like the other with the same stuff to @twiglets

If you mean someone else then quote them.

I repeat that I criticised Israel on MN when they stopped all deliveries of humanitarian aid during the war in Gaza.

With regard to MSF and certain other organisations being shut down at the end of March 2026, I still believe that there was justification for organisations to be shut down who refused to supply details of staff as this is a security threat to Israel. Especially as MSF for example persistently denied seeing possible terrorist activity in hospitals until February 2026 when they finally admitted the below:

Doctors Without Borders suspends some work at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital due to presence of armed men

Doctors Without Borders has announced the suspension of some operations at one of Gaza ‘s largest functioning hospitals after patients and staff reported seeing armed, masked men roaming parts of the building.

The comments by the aid group, which is also known by its acronym MSF, are a rare announcement by an international organization about the presence of armed men in or near medical facilities in Gaza since the war began over two years ago.

MSF said in a statement all its noncritical medical operations at Nasser Hospital were suspended due to security breaches that posed “serious security threats to our teams and patients.”

“MSF teams have reported a pattern of unacceptable acts including the presence of armed men, intimidation, arbitrary arrests of patients and a recent situation of suspicion of movement of weapons,” it said.

www.nbcnews.com/world/gaza/doctors-without-borders-gaza-nasser-hospital-rcna259078

Stop throwing these accussations around

It's been all over this thread by 2 different posters - almost reflexive

Maybe they aren't aware of doing it?

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I have not seen anyone not condemning the bombing of a desalination plant.

Stop throwing these accussations around.

Yes but this thread is about Iran hitting a water desalination plant in Kuwait which some people have yet to criticise (not you).

@Twiglets1 I don’t remember your stance on the threads re healthcare as criticising Israel but I do remember the support for views that MSF and UNRWA were justifiably being shut down as they were a security threat to Israel? Happy to be corrected if I’m wrong Also, don’t want to derail but did a double take when I read that!

Hitting a desalination plant is a war crime.

So is hitting a nuclear power plant and the hospital in Tyre.

War crimes are being committed by both sides.

I criticised Israel when they paused humanitarian aid during the war in Gaza.

How about you criticising Iran for targeting a water desalination plant or is it only Israel you criticise?

They have claimed all other attacks except the water desalination plant in Kuwait and the missile attacks on Cyprus and Diego Garcia I believe.
They also denied being responsible for the missile that killed hundreds of schoolgirls

Since when did cutting off food, water and medicine to innocent people become a profoundly evil act?

I was addressing my concerns to @swimsong and asking them if they think it’s ok for Iran to attack civilian infrastructure of countries they aren’t even at war with, including a water desalination plant?

There are a number of countries whose ships are passing the strait - more recently French and Japanese. Did not read what they did to secure this, but taking a neutral approach to the conflict will have helped.

Only way to open Hormuz is through negotiation, the Iranian coastline is too long and complicated to remove and or guard against drone/missile attacks, for highly flammable tankers to pass, they need insurance, wont be given if there is a real risk of attack.

I suspect we'll end up paying a toll to pass in the end.... well done Trump.

There are « defensive » strategies already taking place by the US and Israel.

This is now about there being agreement in the UN about an approach that other countries should take, an approach that will not be vetoed. There was no support for this war, so maybe it’s not surprising that countries have differing views in how to deal with it’s repercussions.

The U.S. repeatedly used its veto against UN proposals for a Gaza ceasefire, in support of Israel when they were bombing Gaza. It’s not strange - it’s how the UN works, like it or not.

Perhaps address your concerns on the ME to the Israelis and the USA who started this war without any clue as to its aims, its effects or how it would end.... now stuck searching for a way out, blaming everyone but themselves for this fucking disaster.

You re worried about Iran and its relations with its neighbours? i'd be more concerned about future relations with the USA and Israel, these 2 countries are wrecking ME economies and their attempts to diversify from oil to tourism, business etc

Kuwaiti infrastructure obviously isn't a valid target but then again, neither are bridges and medical centres, as i said earlier, from their POV, Iran sees these "targets" as valid but who is ultimately to blame? they weren't being bombed 5 weeks ago... who changed that??

Now we have a USA fighter plane, in an offensive role, shot down... awkward for Starmer.

So? Do you think it’s ok for Iran to attack civilian infrastructure of countries they aren’t even at war with, including a water desalination plant? Doubt you would think so if you lived in the ME and relied on desalination plants for fresh water.

The war will end in a few weeks I expect but the damage done to infrastructure and trust between Iran and their neighbours will take longer to repair.

The US maintains a significant military presence in Kuwait, with approximately 13,500 troops stationed there with command hubs for U.S. Army Central and Air Force operations in the Middle East:

Camp Arifjan: A major Army installation serving as the primary logistics and command hub.
Ali Al Salem Air Base: A key air hub for the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing.
Camp Buehring: A staging post for Army units.

Likewise Bahrain hosts the Naval Support Activity base, which hosts approximately 9,000 Department of Defense personnel, including military and civilian staff. Home to the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet, the base provides security to ships, aircraft, detachments and remote sites in the region.

The countries with the most US troops include Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. These installations serve as critical hubs for air and naval operations, regional logistics, intelligence gathering and force projection.

"Iran has no anti aircraft equipment" according to Trump just yesterday.

World economy damaged, Hormuz shut, ME countries all suffering damage, 1000s killed, Israel under missile attack, Iranian regime still very much in power.... & a US aircrew unaccounted for.

No way out

What a disaster.

Live update page from BBC. Notonthestairs He was, the report says the warthog pilot ejected and was rescued.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cgj0gn36px8t

I think the pilot of the warthog was rescued safely.

I don't think any thing about this war has been rational from the absolute lunatics doing their macabre dancing in the streets in celebration of Iran being bombed to now. The entire thing has been a wtf shit show.

I imagine there’s people on SM happy about this but so far most if not all in here have said they hope the pilots get out ok, tg.

No matter what people think of the action taken at least there’s common ground on that.