← Back to readingThe Iran War’s Most Precious Commodity Isn’t OilBloomberg.comBThe Iran War’s Most Precious Commodity Isn’t OilThe CIA calls it the “strategic commodity” of the Middle East. But it’s not referring to oil or natural gas. What the American spy agency has in mind is far more prosaic: drinking water. Don’t underestimate it, though, because if military hostilities continue to escalate, water could become the geopolitical commodity that decides the war between the US and Iran.Bloomberg.com - Javier BlasDomainbloomberg.comAuthorJavier BlasPublishedMarch 4, 2026Canonical URL/reading/the-iran-war-s-most-precious-commodity-isn-t-oil-906e2c8aOpen source page
BThe Iran War’s Most Precious Commodity Isn’t OilThe CIA calls it the “strategic commodity” of the Middle East. But it’s not referring to oil or natural gas. What the American spy agency has in mind is far more prosaic: drinking water. Don’t underestimate it, though, because if military hostilities continue to escalate, water could become the geopolitical commodity that decides the war between the US and Iran.Bloomberg.com - Javier Blas
