PNN – The New York Times, referring to the US attack on Iranian water tanks in Hormozgan, wrote that this could be a war crime.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, the New York Times newspaper announced in a visual analysis that available evidence shows that the US airstrike on two drinking water tanks in the city of Sirik, Hormozgan province, was carried out using precision-guided munitions, and this action may constitute a war crime under international humanitarian law.
According to the report, the US attacks on two concrete water tanks in Sirik, which had a capacity of about 2.5 million liters, disrupted the drinking water supply of the city of Kohstak and about 10 surrounding villages with a population of nearly 20,000 people for about 12 hours.
Citing analysis of satellite images and released videos, the New York Times emphasized that the use of highly-precision guided munitions strengthens the possibility that these facilities were deliberately targeted. This is despite the fact that Iranian officials have stated that these tanks were for civilian use only and were used to provide drinking water to residents of the region.
The newspaper also noted that attacks on critical civilian infrastructure such as water facilities, if proven intentional, could be considered a violation of international law and a war crime. The strike was part of the US military response to the downing of an Apache helicopter, but the distance from the site of the strike to declared military targets such as radar and defense systems has raised questions about why the water facilities were targeted.
In this regard, Esmail Baghaei, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, wrote on the X program: “Water is the pulse of life, and America has targeted the pulse of life of Iranians.” Continuing its aggression against Iran, America last night targeted vital water infrastructure in Serik, Hormozgan, and attacked water supply facilities for the people; facilities that served more than 20,000 people.
Baghaei said: The destruction of two water tanks with a capacity of 2,500 cubic meters and the deprivation of ten villages from drinking water is a clear war crime and a gross violation of human rights and international humanitarian law.