Iran warns of reciprocal response after strike on desalination plant
Official: Qeshm water supply restored
Iran condemned as a "blatant crime" an attack by a US-Zionist coalition on a desalination plant in the southern Qeshm Island, with Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf warning of a reciprocal response.
Qalibaf stated in a post on X, "This blatant crime will receive a reciprocal response."
"US military bases in the region have become platforms for operations against Iran. The origin of any attack will be the target of our response," he wrote.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Saturday that in response to the aggression from the Jafir base against the desalination plant, the US base was immediately struck by the IRGC's solid- and liquid-fueled precision missiles.
Unprecedented cyber operation
Meanwhile, in a retaliatory move, the "Hanzalah" cyber group — a hacking collective aligned with the Islamic Resistance and known for its support for Palestine — executed an unprecedented and complex cyber operation against water supply infrastructure in occupied Al-Quds. The group successfully extracted 423 gigabytes of highly confidential data and completely paralyzed the main infrastructure during the attack.
About 80 to 90 percent of Israel's drinking water is supplied through desalination facilities along the Mediterranean coast. The five facilities of Hadera, Sorek, Ashkelon, Ashdod, and Palmachim account for the main share.
The Friday night assault targeted the Qeshm desalination plant and associated water and electricity infrastructure, which supplies between 12,000 and 15,000 liters of water daily to the island and surrounding villages. The strike disrupted water supplies to 30 villages in the central, Hara, and Shahab districts.
However, a provincial official announced on Saturday that water supply to the city of Qeshm had returned to a stable status following the attack on the southern island's infrastructure in Hormozgan Province.
Ahmad Nafisi, the deputy governor of Hormozgan for political, security, and social affairs, stated that efforts by all responsible agencies and relief teams had resolved the issue.
Dangerous move
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also reacted to the US strike on the desalination facilities, writing on X: "In a blatant crime and an act of desperation, the US targeted the Qeshm Island desalination plant."
"Attacking Iran's infrastructure is a dangerous move with grave consequences. It is the United States that has initiated such a procedure, not Iran," Araghchi added.