What I Found Underground in Abu Dhabi While Reading About Iran's Attacks on Gulf Desalination Plants

Following US-Israel strikes on Iran in February 2026, the conflict unexpectedly expanded to target desalination plants across the Persian Gulf, including facilities in Iran, Bahrain, and the UAE. While social media claims that Dubai could lose water from a single strike on Jebel Ali are exaggerated due to its distributed 43-unit design and emergency reserves, the author explores Abu Dhabi's less visible but extensive underground water and sanitation infrastructure, prompted by their property investment on Al Reem Island.