Iran condemns US attack on desalination plant as war crime
Iran has condemned a recent US attack on a desalination plant in its south, which left more than 10,000 people without access to clean water, saying the attack is a clear example of a war crime.
Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi said on Saturday that the attack overnight by the United States on the desalination plant in Bunji, located to the west of the port city of Jask in Iran’s Hormozgan province, had left some 20 villages without drinking water.
Aliabadi said that the attack not only contradicts humanitarian principles and international legal standards but also explicitly violates the Geneva Conventions and their additional protocols.
“Targeting desalination facilities that supply drinking water to thousands of innocent people constitutes a clear example of a war crime and a crime against humanity,” he was quoted as saying by the Energy Ministry’s website.
Local authorities said on Saturday that the US attack had completely destroyed a seawater pumping station and a power transformer at the Bunji desalination plant.
This comes as attacks on vital facilities, such as desalination plants, which are essential to civilian survival, are strictly prohibited under Article 54 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Aliabadi said that Iran strongly condemns the crime and calls upon international bodies to respond to the “terrorist act.”
“This action is in complete contradiction with United Nations Security Council resolutions and the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law,” said the minister.
Aliabadi said that Iran will lodge complaints against the US in international courts over the attack on the desalination plant in Jask.
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