Iran is taking legal action against the US-Israeli attacks on water infrastructure.
Tehran, Irena -. Iran has officially submitted reports documenting attacks on its water supply facilities and damage to more than 410 points across the country's drinking water network to international bodies, the head of the National Society for Water and Wastewater Engineering said on Sunday.
Hashem Amini said that the attacks during the 12- and 40-day wars violated international conventions, humanitarian law and the principles of humanity, which prohibit attacks on facilities essential to civilian water supply.
"Following the damage caused to our facilities, we registered, documented and notified all cases to international authorities for follow-up," Amini told reporters on the sidelines of a national emergency preparedness exercise for the water and wastewater industry.
Amini said more than 410 water infrastructure sites were damaged by the attacks by the United States and Israel, but repair teams quickly restored the facilities, preventing any disruption to drinking water and sanitation services.
He added that replacement desalination units were deployed to the islands of Kish, Sirik and several other islands where water desalination facilities were damaged. In some places, services were restored within 24 hours of the events.
Amini also said Iran has doubled its emergency power generation capacity for critical water infrastructure over the past year, ensuring essential facilities can continue to operate during power outages.