Iranian drone damages desalination plant in Bahrain

By JON GAMBRELL, SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian drone attack caused “material damage” to a desalination plant, Bahrain reported early Sunday. It is the first time an Arab country reports that Iran attacked a desalination plant during the nine-day war. There are hundreds of desalination plants along the Persian Gulf coast, and Arab countries in the region rely heavily on these facilities for drinking water. Bahrain's water agency said the Iranian attack had no impact on water supplies. ___ This story was translated from English by an AP editor with the hel

By JON GAMBRELL, SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian drone attack caused “material damage” to a desalination plant, Bahrain reported early Sunday. It is the first time an Arab country reports that Iran attacked a desalination plant during the nine-day war. There are hundreds of desalination plants along the Persian Gulf coast, and Arab countries in the region rely heavily on these facilities for drinking water. Bahrain's water agency said the Iranian attack had no impact on water supplies. ___ This story was translated from English by an AP editor with the hel