U.S. forces struck Iranian water reservoirs in recent operations, Democracy Now reported, raising alarm among advocates who said civilian infrastructure was being targeted.
The strikes focused attention on whether water systems qualify as legitimate military targets under the laws of war. Critics warned that damaging reservoirs could harm civilian populations far from front-line fighting.
Human rights groups said the attacks, if confirmed, would represent a dangerous normalization of strikes on infrastructure that supports daily life rather than military operations.
The Pentagon had not issued a detailed public accounting of the reported reservoir strikes or the rationale behind them.
Diplomatic sources on June 12, 2026 said reopening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting shipping restrictions remained central to any ceasefire arrangement.
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