Iran may have found a new weapon

[The Sage of Main Street]

I suppose you supported GHWB when he gave China Most Favored Nation status after their human rights debacle in Tienanmen Square, eh?

No Different from the Red Guards

The protesters were Communist Party heirs impatient with having to wait till way past middle age before their geezer Daddies turned over power to them.

The fact that only the PLA division comprising peasant soldiers agreed to attack the campers proved that those Cold War II fanatics claim were "martyrs" were typical bossy privileged snobs.

 

[kyzr]

I'm not trying to sound like a worry wart but this is way beyond

So the Gulf states need Kharg Island shutdown to save their desalinization plants.
Admiral Cooper must be very busy anticipating Iran's response and countering their responses.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

It doesn't matter who they blame this stuff needs to stop right now. You've got millions of people depending on desalination plants cross the way...

Once that stuff invades the desalination plants the plants are all done...

I don't give a crap about the politics or the motives or the sides..... We are talking about a large scale catastrophic event here! This is way beyond any joke.

Oil floats. The plants will be fine unless someone messes up!

 

[eagle1462010]

Interesting to watch the Munchers who cannot understand how badly they are faring .
You were told repeatedly that the US serial losers would retain their title .
And they have .

Have you got a second team which you could try ?

Bye bye Iranian oil priduction.

Ticj Tick Tick

Will they dump it in the Gulf or shut production down?

 

[justoffal]

I wasn't sure so I asked Copilot:

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I'm not trying to sound like a worry wart but this is way beyon

Oil floats. The plants will be fine unless someone messes up!

I hope so unfortunately that's not what my research turned up... Bear in mind however that is an AI result in highly subject to inaccuracy. It is a frightening read though.



Yes, desalination plants in the Persian Gulf are at high risk from the oil spill, which is linked to a widening conflict, as of early May 2026. A massive oil slick from a spill near Kharg Island threatens to contaminate seawater intake pipes at several facilities, with experts warning of a major environmental and public health crisis if not contained. [1, 2, 3]
Key Concerns for Desalination Plants

• Contamination & Shutdowns: Oil spills can clog and ruin delicate filtration systems, forcing desalination plants to shut down to prevent damage.
• Targeted Infrastructure: Beyond the oil spill, desalination plants are vulnerable to direct attacks, with experts warning they are being targeted in the ongoing Iran conflict.
• Regional Vulnerability: With a substantial portion of the Gulf's drinking water supplied by these facilities, a disruption could lead to a massive humanitarian water crisis, affecting millions.
• Historical Precedent: Past regional conflicts have seen massive oil releases, such as during the Gulf War, that forced facilities to shut down. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Mitigation Efforts

 

[justoffal]

So the Gulf states need Kharg Island shutdown to save their desalinization plants.
Admiral Cooper must be very busy anticipating Iran's response and countering their responses.

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The Gulf states have militaries too and somehow or another I think they're going to become involved. Iran is still capable of taking out their desalinization plants with missiles and taking out their power plants as well it would mean the end of Iran but these people are suicidal I think.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

The Gulf states have militaries too and somehow or another I think they're going to become involved. Iran is still capable of taking out their desalinization plants with missiles and taking out their power plants as well it would mean the end of Iran but these people are suicidal I think.

You know this how? Where are these missiles and their launchers?

 

[ChristisKing]

ok, If they are going to do that shit and pollute the ocean, we should destroy every oil pipline they have that can be used to transport the crude to the coast.

Or we could just hire an orchestra to troll them.

 

[justoffal]

You know this how? Where are these missiles and their launchers?

That's a good question my friend it's just something I read recently today and I'm not really sure of the source because I stupidly didn't check .... I think you're absolutely correct to call BS on it I've learned to respect your military acumen which is far beyond my own for sure.

 

[kyzr]

Oil floats. The plants will be fine unless someone messes up!

Actually no.

 

[kyzr]

The Gulf states have militaries too and somehow or another I think they're going to become involved. Iran is still capable of taking out their desalinization plants with missiles and taking out their power plants as well it would mean the end of Iran but these people are suicidal I think.

Iran needs to be careful or their powerplants and bridges get destroyed.
Without power Iran's desalinization plants are gone too.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Actually no.

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If your intake is below the surface, how would oil be mixed with the water as it floats on the surface. I learned a lot about oil spills in the Navy and simple floating booms to keep oil away from the intakes should be sufficient. My ship actually spilled some fuel in Port Canaveral a few days after I reported aboard. Having just attended the school, I helped the port unscrew their boom system we needed because they deployed the thing upside down.

 

[justoffal]

Iran needs to be careful or their powerplants and bridges get destroyed.
Without power Iran's desalinization plants are gone too.

They are almost as bad as NK...

 

[justoffal]

If your intake is below the surface, how would oil be mixed with the water as it floats on the surface. I learned a lot about oil spills in the Navy and simple floating booms to keep oil away from the intakes should be sufficient. My ship actually spilled some fuel in Port Canaveral a few days after I reported aboard. Having just attended the school, I helped the port unscrew their boom system we needed because they deployed the thing upside down.

I hope that kind of knowledge still exists in our Navy because it may very well be needed to save drinking water for over 100 million people.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

I hope that kind of knowledge still exists in our Navy because it may very well be needed to save drinking water for over 100 million people.

I think the hysteria is overblown out of being overcautious. If you want to prevent it from spreading across the gulf, just setting Kharg Island on fire would prevent any future spread.

 

[justoffal]

I think the hysteria is overblown out of being overcautious. If you want to prevent it from spreading across the gulf, just setting Kharg Island on fire would prevent any future spread.

Ahhhh.....the excellent Contribution of real life experience and knowledge... Where I used to trust the internet absolutely for information now that AI dominates research results it's hard to know what to believe.

 

[toomuchtime_]

Ahhhh.....the excellent Contribution of real life experience and knowledge... Where I used to trust the internet absolutely for information now that AI dominates research results it's hard to know what to believe.

To avoid being fooled by an AI constructed story or video, go directly to a reliable AI site like Google or Copilot and ask the question. the suspect site claims to answer.

 

[justoffal]

To avoid being fooled by an AI constructed story or video, go directly to a reliable AI site like Google or Copilot and ask the question. the suspect site claims to answer.

It's getting scary

 

[eagle1462010]

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA398768.pdf

See page 19.

Yes the oil slick if not contained is a threat to desalination plants. While or tech is better than 1991 after Saddam released oil Saudi Arabia and Kuwait Desalination plants were forced to shut down until the intakes were clear.

In the report I just gave Benezene in the oil could cause health risks as desalination plants are not designed to filter it.

Oil has a lot of nasty chemicals in it.

 

[eagle1462010]

If your intake is below the surface, how would oil be mixed with the water as it floats on the surface. I learned a lot about oil spills in the Navy and simple floating booms to keep oil away from the intakes should be sufficient. My ship actually spilled some fuel in Port Canaveral a few days after I reported aboard. Having just attended the school, I helped the port unscrew their boom system we needed because they deployed the thing upside down.

Tar balls under the surface.


Second and perhaps the most obvious reason oil threatens desalination plants is the
damage it can do to sea water intake filters and heat exchangers. Oil in sea water can
take the form of the well recognized slick, but it can also form large tarballs and “sunken
oil globs” that can be drawn into intake filters.5
Obviously, the oil can then foul the
filters limiting the amount of water intake as well as foul internal membranes disrupting
the reverse osmosis process if affecting a reverse osmosis facility.
The required clean-up and problems caused by oil affecting a multi-stage flash
facility are no less troublesome. “If oil enters a (multi-stage flash) desalination plant it
may be necessary to first use a solvent to loosen the oil particles. Next, the plant should
be flushed with soap and water and finally it should be flushed with fresh water. Oil
clings to heat transfer surfaces, disrupting the heat transfer process.”6