US committed 'calculated war crime' by targeting water infrastructure in south Iran: FM spox
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has denounced the United States for committing a "calculated war crime" by deliberately targeting civilian water infrastructure in the southern province of Hormozgan, saying the attacks have deprived more than 20,000 people of drinking water.
In a post on his X handle on Wednesday, Esmaeil Baghaei said the United States had intentionally struck facilities essential to civilian life.
"Water is the pulse of life — and the U.S. is deliberately targeting the lifeblood of the Iranian people," he wrote.
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"As part of its aggression against Iran, the U.S. military has deliberately struck vital civilian water infrastructure in Sirik, Hormozgan, destroying two reservoirs with a combined capacity of 2,500 cubic meters," the official added.
"These facilities supplied drinking water to more than 20,000 residents across ten villages," Baghaei noted, asserting, "This is not collateral damage — it is a calculated war crime and a flagrant violation of human rights and international humanitarian law."
"The U.S. must be held accountable for committing such systematic brutal attacks on civilian life-sustaining infrastructure."
Earlier on Wednesday, the managing director of the Hormozgan Water and Wastewater Company said pre-dawn US strikes had completely destroyed key water infrastructure in the eastern part of the province.
Abdolhamid Hamzehpour said the attacks targeted the water distribution network serving the town of Kuhestak and 10 villages in the Bemani District of the Sirik County.
According to Hamzehpour, two concrete reservoirs with capacities of 500 and 2,000 cubic meters, together with their associated mechanical equipment, were demolished, causing a complete disruption of water supplies in the affected areas.
"The enemy has precisely targeted the infrastructure linked to the daily livelihood and health of the people," he said, describing the attack as "flagrant terrorism."
Officials noted that the destruction came as the region experiences peak summer temperatures.
Hamzehpour said the area lacks sufficient groundwater reserves to compensate for the loss of the reservoirs and described the situation as critical.
The United States has, however, said its strikes targeted military infrastructure, including air defense systems and radar installations near the Strait of Hormuz.
The attacks on Sirik, as well as on the cities of Jask and Qeshm Island in the province, took place after Washington accused Iran of downing a US Army Apache helicopter over Persian Gulf waters, an allegation that the Islamic Republic categorically rejects.
In response to the attacks, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launched a series of drone and missile strikes against US military assets across the region.
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US committed 'calculated war crime' by targeting water infrastructure in south Iran: FM spox
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