Iran Suspends Interim Deal as Both Sides Hit Water Plants
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- Mojtaba Khamenei warned via state TV that the US would receive 'unforgettable lessons' and dismissed Trump's signature as 'worthless and invalid' — the statement was read on his behalf, as he has not been seen publicly since the war began.
- Iran suspended its commitments under the interim deal signed roughly a month ago, with deputy FM Kazem Gharibabadi telling state television the US had violated its terms and Tehran was 'no longer implementing them'; no new mediation efforts were reported.
- US Central Command said its seventh straight night of strikes hit 'surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities' across Iran.
- Kuwait suffered its second desalination plant strike in two days, with the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation reporting a fire that forced several power generation units offline; the country depends on desalination for 90% of its drinking water.
- Iran acknowledged 'attacks on power infrastructure' for the first time on Friday; US strikes destroyed the Bonji desalination plant in Hormozgan province, cutting water to about 10,000 people, and damaged a Qeshm Island plant plus three bridges on routes into Bandar Abbas.
- Casualty toll since the war began Feb 28: at least 50 Iranians killed and 500+ wounded in three weeks; 14 US service members killed and 427 wounded, with 13 injured just since Monday.
- Strait of Hormuz crossings fell to a three-week low after Iran effectively closed the waterway and fired on shipping; the US reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports to cut its crude oil shipments, and more Gulf energy is now moving through pipelines as a partial workaround.
Why it matters: Iran's suspension of the interim deal and the new mutual targeting of desalination plants — Iran's Bonji facility cut water to 10,000 people, while Kuwait, which depends on desalination for 90% of its water, was hit twice in two days — moves the conflict past military sites onto essential civilian infrastructure, with Strait of Hormuz shipping at a three-week low and no new mediation reported.
