Bahrain says Iran hit a desalination plant, stoking fears of attacks on civilian sites
By Jon Gambrell and Sam Metz and Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press - Sunday, March 8, 2026
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Bahrain accused Iran of striking a desalination plant on Sunday, raising fears that civilian infrastructure may become fair game in the war, as Iran’s president vowed to expand the country’s attacks on American targets across the region in the face of intense U.S. and Israeli airstrikes.
A late-night Israeli strike on an oil facility engulfed parts of Iran’s capital, Tehran, in smoke on Sunday, while Israel renewed attacks in Lebanon. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to press ahead with the nine-day-old campaign, which has rippled across the region and appears to have no end in sight.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian threatened Sunday to step up attacks on American targets across the Middle East. He appeared to backtrack from conciliatory comments toward his Gulf neighbors on Saturday. Those comments, in which he apologized for attacks on their soil, were quickly contradicted by Iranian hard-liners.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/8/iran-hit-desalination-plant-bahrain-says-stoking-fears-attacks/
