Submission statement: The Gulf states are being massively hurt by the Iran war. For example, Goldman Sachs predicts that if the war ends in a month, Qatar’s economy will “only” contract by 14%. The big problem for Qatar is that approximately 62% of its economy is fossil fuels, aviation and tourism, all of are basically non-functional due to the Strait of Hormuz being closed to them and airspace restrictions.
This article mainly focuses on water as multiple Gulf States depend on desalination for water. Qatar gets 99% of its water from desalination, but just like Bahrain, desalination plants across the Gulf states are being targeted by Iran.
Moreover, the Gulf states depend on the Strait of Hormuz for imports like food and medicine, and multiple Gulf states have implemented price controls despite the rerouting of these goods leading to much higher costs as these new routes are not made for such high volumes as multiple Gulf ports have been shut down.
We could see economic contractions worse than the Great Depression for the US, or Ukraine after Russia invaded the country, for multiple Gulf states and water crises.
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These useless museum Fremen with their fashion stillsuits have gotten waterfat. Now they will resent its absence.
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Submission statement: The Gulf states are being massively hurt by the Iran war. For example, Goldman Sachs predicts that if the war ends in a month, Qatar’s economy will “only” contract by 14%. The big problem for Qatar is that approximately 62% of its economy is fossil fuels, aviation and tourism, all of are basically non-functional due to the Strait of Hormuz being closed to them and airspace restrictions.
This article mainly focuses on water as multiple Gulf States depend on desalination for water. Qatar gets 99% of its water from desalination, but just like Bahrain, desalination plants across the Gulf states are being targeted by Iran.
Moreover, the Gulf states depend on the Strait of Hormuz for imports like food and medicine, and multiple Gulf states have implemented price controls despite the rerouting of these goods leading to much higher costs as these new routes are not made for such high volumes as multiple Gulf ports have been shut down.
We could see economic contractions worse than the Great Depression for the US, or Ukraine after Russia invaded the country, for multiple Gulf states and water crises.
These useless museum Fremen with their fashion stillsuits have gotten waterfat. Now they will resent its absence.