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Megathread for the US war on Iran | Week 20 of 2026 (thelemmy.club)
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This is a thread specifically for the war, not a general megathread (use the pinned /c/genzedong thread for that).

Please keep related news in this thread rather than making separate posts. Remember to include sources and avoid spreading rumours.

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[–] 7 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Yes, this arguably takes a ripe asset rich target away from Iran though. Obviously hitting them for damages sake isn't good behaviour, but they've already made their bed when they let US use their country as a military base to blow up Iran. Just cause they fucked up and got their shit rocked doesn't mean Iran gains anything from this. What can Saudi do or provide that US and Israel don't already have in spades?

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  • [–] 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Simply not having US military stationed there is already a huge victory in itself, or am I missing something? Ultimately, Iran wants zero US military presence in the region, and this could be a major initial step in that direction. As long as Iran keeps bombing US allies and leaving be the neutral states, it sends a powerful message.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    "Basing locations. Geographical limitations are a reality. If you cannot launch attacks from close by your options will be much more limited"

    Last I checked they have bases etc in UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Jordan, Syria, then the scourge of the earth slightly further away.

    Was it part of the agreement that the US were leaving Saudi? Or am I missing something?

    Does that actually make a difference when they're stationed in every other country in every direction? Even Iraq?

    If there's background agreements that the US will remove their presence in Saudi then they've actually achieved something. Likewise if this is a step closer to ending the war they've achieved something. If the US and 'israel" go back to blasting them with everything they've got then I'm not convinced this helps in any way.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago* (2 children)

    What can Saudi do or provide that US and Israel don't already have in spades?

    Basing locations. Geographical limitations are a reality. If you cannot launch attacks from close by your options will be much more limited. If only a few of the Gulf state comprador regimes remain available to them in that region, that significantly reduces their tactical flexibility and shrinks the area to disperse/hide their assets over.

    Taking Saudi Arabia out of the equation is a net advantage for Iran. There are still plenty of targets in the region without them.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    And if they were to not allowing usage of airspace to attack Iran with a country, that also limits the ways the US can approach from more distant bases, potentially increasing flight lengths.

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