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flashman13

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11. Fortunately for Iran, it relies on desalination for only a very small percentage of its water.

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Mon Apr 6, 2026, 10:10 PM

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Just a few locations are wholly dependent on desalination. However, the majority of Gulf states get 70% to 90+% of their water from desalination. If tit for tat gets out of control, Iran can render those states uninhabitable in very short order.

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