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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-12T01:47:47.000Z",
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    "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/11/strikes-water-facilities-iran-war-crime-experts"
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  "textContent": "submitted by MicroWave to news\n434 points | 58 comments\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/11/strikes-water-facilities-iran-war-crime-experts\n\n_**Strikes on Bemani damaged key water reservoir for 20,000 people living in area amid a historic drought in the country**_\n\nMilitary strikes that damaged two water storage facilities in southern Iran may constitute a war crime, military and legal experts say, after reviewing media reports and visual evidence of a 10 June strike on Bemani, a small district about 2 miles from the strait of Hormuz.\n\nIt’s unclear if the strikes deliberately targeted the district’s water tanks, or if they unintentionally destroyed a key reservoir for about 20,000 people living nearby. But if the tanks were the target, then the legal question becomes critical, Brian Finucane, a former state department lawyer, said. “It’s either a military objective or it’s a civilian object: attacking one is lawful, attacking the other is a war crime,” Finucane said.",
  "title": "Military strikes on water facilities in Iran may constitute a war crime, experts say"
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