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Guest kaveh

We continue our conversation with acclaimed Iranian environmental scientist Kaveh Madani, who comments on U.S. strikes targeting Iranian water reservoirs, which have exacerbated the country’s water shortage. He criticizes the “normalization of targeting civil infrastructure as a part of a war.”

“Who suffers from the consequences of this? The poor community, the vulnerable communities,” says Madani.


This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Citations

[1] U.S. Attacks Iranian Water Reservoirs Amid “Normalization” of Targeting Civilian Infrastructure | Democracy Now! ➤ http://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/12/us_attacks_on_iranian_water_reservoirs