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Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by rayiner on Saturday February 28, 2026 @04:26PM (#47200445)
If they were meaningful threats to the U.S. it would be legitimate to eliminate them, without regard to Iranian sovereignty. It’s not clear to me that was true.
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Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by PixyMisa on Saturday February 28, 2026 @06:48PM (#47201861)
Iran has been at war with the US since 1979.
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Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by FilosofumRex on Saturday February 28, 2026 @07:58PM (#47202428)
No, the US has been at war with Iran since 1953
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Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by petre on Saturday February 28, 2026 @05:10PM (#47200826)
They're an existential threat to Israel and it also puts China's oil suppply chain under pressure as a bonus. Also, the US does absolutely not want them to get nukes. The regime is at its lowest popularity, so obviously this is the time to try and topple it. The problem is that it creates a power void ripe for terrorist factions to flourish in, as it was the case in Syria and Iraq.
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