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Re:Iran students stage first large anti-government protests ... by alephnerd on Sunday February 22, 2026 @11:14AM (#47112189)
Riyadh (along with the rest of the Gulf) and New Delhi are quietly lobbying against some sort of American action, as could be seen with India very recently choosing to switch their UN vote on Israeli settlements from abstaining to against. And the KSA+UAE quickly signing mutual defense pacts with Pakistan+India (reduces their risk of being striked during a US-Iran War as well as forcibly prevents Pakistan and India from entering another war after Operation Sindoor).

TLV (already know) and Islamabad are lobbying the US in favor of striking the regime, as can be seen with the prominence Asim Munir, Muhammad Aamer, and Asim Malik in acting as a backchannel and unofficial advisers to the US on Iran under the Trump admin as well as Netanyahu's continued lobbying for a stronger response to Iran for decades.

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Re:Iran students stage first large anti-government protests ... by JumpCrisscross on Sunday February 22, 2026 @11:53AM (#47112556)
> Riyadh (along with the rest of the Gulf) and New Delhi are quietly lobbying against some sort of American action

Nobody wants missiles flying over their homelands. At the same time, both goverments have been supportive of America's non-proliferation work in Iran.

My broad point is there are plenty of folks who may be open to covertly supporting the protesters beyond America blowing blowing god knows what up.

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Re:Iran students stage first large anti-government protests ... by alephnerd on Sunday February 22, 2026 @12:10PM (#47112682)
> Nobody wants missiles flying over their homelands. At the same time, both goverments have been supportive of America's non-proliferation work in Iran.

Absolutely

> My broad point is there are plenty of folks who may be open to covertly supporting the protesters beyond America blowing blowing god knows what up.

Makes sense. And yes that's true!

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