Oil built the Persian Gulf. Desalinated water keeps it alive. War could threaten both
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An incoming projectile explodes over the water as Israel issues a nationwide alert following its strikes on Iran, in Haifa Bay, northern Israel, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)FILE - This image provided by Planet Labs PBC shows the Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026. (Planet Labs PBC via AP, File)FILE - Fire and a plume of smoke is visible after, according to authorities, debris of an Iranian intercepted drone hit the Fujairah oil facility, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)FILE - A pipe carrying drinking water runs through the Carlsbad desalination plant in Carlsbad, Calif., Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag, File)FILE - A young street vendor carries a pack of water bottles as he looking for customers during a sweltering day on the Mediterranean Sea corniche in Beirut, Lebanon, July 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
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An incoming projectile explodes over the water as Israel issues a nationwide alert following its strikes on Iran, in Haifa Bay, northern Israel, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)