Iranian ‘strike on desalination plant’ stokes fears of attacks on civilian sites

Flames and smoke rise from an oil storage facility in Tehran (Arileza Sotakbar/ISNA/AP)

Bahrain has accused Iran of striking a desalination plant, raising fears that civilian infrastructure may become fair game in the war.

It came after Iran’s president vowed to expand the country’s attacks on American targets across the region in the face of intense US and Israeli air strikes.