Iran has issued a stark warning in response to President Trump's threats against its power infrastructure: any attack on Iranian facilities will be met with retaliatory strikes on desalination plants across the Persian Gulf, potentially cutting off fresh water to over 100 million people.

The threat targets the Achilles' heel of Gulf states, which depend almost entirely on desalination for their drinking water. Countries including Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain would be particularly vulnerable, with their populations facing a catastrophic humanitarian crisis if desalination capacity were destroyed.

Iranian officials emphasized that the Gulf region's dependence on desalinated water makes it uniquely susceptible to this form of asymmetric warfare. Unlike oil infrastructure, which can be gradually replaced, the loss of desalination would create an immediate and life-threatening emergency.

The warning has alarmed governments across the Gulf, with several states quietly urging Washington to exercise restraint in its targeting decisions. Humanitarian organizations have condemned the threat of attacking water infrastructure as a potential war crime, while military analysts note that Iran's missile capabilities put virtually every major desalination facility in the region within range. The exchange of threats over civilian infrastructure marks a dangerous new phase in the conflict.