The dubious justification behind the Pentagon’s potential plan to attack Iran’s water treatment plants

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsThe dubious justification behind the Pentagon’s potential plan to attack Iran’s water treatment plantsWith just hours left until Trump’s Tuesday night deadline, the Pentagon is compiling a list of energy sites to targetBrendan Rascius in New York Tuesday 07 April 2026 15:40 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952960","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-war-water-plants-attack-b2952960.html","title":"The dubious justification the Pentagon is weighing to attack Iran’s infrastructure"}}CloseTrump says he's 'not at all' concerned about committing possible war crimesSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSo...