Why Water — Not Oil — Could Become the Most Dangerous Weapon in the Middle East

For decades, oil has been seen as the strategic resource that shapes power in the Middle East. But behind the region’s vast hydrocarbon wealth lies a far more fragile lifeline: water. As tensions escalate across the Gulf and the risk of wider conflict grows, analysts are increasingly warning that the most dangerous vulnerability in the … Περισσότερα

The Middle East’s Most Strategic Commodity Isn’t Oil — It’s Water

The Middle East is famous for its oil wealth. But in a region where temperatures soar and freshwater is scarce, another resource may prove even more strategic: drinking water. As tensions with Iran escalate, the desalination plants that supply water to more than 100 million people across the Gulf could quietly become one of the … Περισσότερα