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https://xcancel.com/Defence_Index/status/2011280167608701398

Signs of possible U.S. B-2 activity emerging. Eyes on Iran, the next 24 hours may matter. 👀

🚨🇺🇸 UNUSUAL U.S. AIR FORCE ACTIVITY RAISES QUESTIONS

Eight KC-135 Stratotankers have landed in Hawaii, a transit hub previously used ahead of June’s Middle East operations involving Iranian nuclear sites.

Now, two KC-135Rs have departed Hawaii and are heading west, drawing fresh attention to U.S. military movements.

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[-] oliveoil@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

Nah, if US and Iran bludgeon each other, there's a chance Israel is left free to do what it wants with the rest of the region.

The saving grace is that Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan have a defense treaty - so maybe even with Iran out of the picture - these guys can mount a good fight against Israel.

And without US patronage, Egypt could possibly flip.

[-] ExotiqueMatter@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 2 weeks ago

I disagree. Israel is infinitely more dependent on the US than any of the nations and groups fighting Israel have ever been dependent on Iran.

While, sure, Ansar Allah, Hezbollah and Hamas probably do get some gears from Iran, they also make their own themselves, and have in fact mastered the art of making weapons out of anything they can get, a capability that Israel is simply incapable of matching as without US deliveries they simply don't get weapons at all.

Not to mention all the other aspects of Israel are fully or almost fully dependent on US support. Not least of which is their entire economy.

Even if the US and Iran wipes each other's army, it's Israel who'll lose in the long run. Because Iran or not, without the American lifeline, Israel collapses, it's that simple.

[-] ColombianLenin@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

there's a chance Israel is left free to do what it wants with the rest of the region.

Iran has made it clear that it would destroy Israel if the US attacks

[-] aanes_appreciator@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago

Turkey is in NATO, and was quite happy to advance NATO's agenda in Syria whilst barking like a dog at "Israel" despite trading with them via Egypt.

Saudi Arabia opposes "Israel" out of its strategic ambitions to oppose the UAE. It took Hamas launching Al Aqsa Flood to delay normalisation. Not to mention being under the thumb of American capital.

Pakistan has been battling Afghanistan and India on its borders, and has Balochi militants to contend with before it can provide much to a "Post-Iranian" axis against the Zionist entity.

I can't rule it out, but I don't know how dedicated these states are to defeating Israel compared to Iran, nor if their weapons are much more suited to the task.

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