West Asia News and Discussions

[uddu]

Two things that will make the ground war to happen. One if this attack. Second is the attack on American Occupied Mauritius Territory. The longer range missiles are a threat to the U.S supremacy in the region. The longer Iran survives, they will reach U.S mainland as well like the North Koreans and they will use it too.

[uddu]

UAE and other Arab states just signed a $16.5 billion dollar defense deal with the U.S
https://x.com/i/status/2035332917480873989
@AirPowerAsia
BREAKING: Amid the ongoing Middle East war, India & UAE are close to finalising a defence deal for BrahMos missiles & Akash air defence system. The agreement may be concluded soon

....... (Sources)

[uddu]

https://x.com/i/status/2035519762562998385
@Chopsyturvey
Trump Gives Iran 48 Hours to Open Strait, Threatens Power Plants

[uddu]

https://x.com/AirPowerAsia/status/20353 ... rPowerAsia
U.S. & Israeli Forces have targeted an underground missile manufacturing facility at an IRGC base in Iran’s Khuzestan province.

Major blow to Islamic regime as over 100 partially manufactured long-range missiles destroyed & the facility has been rendered non-functional

[uddu]

180 missiles are needed to break the shield
https://x.com/AdameMedia/status/2035158251361251705
@AdameMedia
Iran’s operation is on another level:

~180 ballistic missiles travelled more than 1,000 miles to direct hit Nevatim & Tel Nof airbases housing Israel’s elite F-35 fleet, plus Mossad HQ in Tel Aviv. The size, range, & precision of this operation make it one for the history books.

[uddu]

https://x.com/AirPowerAsia/status/2035332097209221229
@AirPowerAsia
Two more LPG tankers are transiting the Strait of Hormuz under Indian Navy protection, after they enter Arabian Sea amid rising tensions

[uddu]

Prachand getting the ATGM's. Hope it also gets the VSHORADS integrated onto it to take out drones like Shaheed and cruise missiles. Just like the A-10 Apache combo is hunting both ground based launchers, boats and is also able to hunt drones, A Tejas+Prachand for both ground support and drone hunting need to be looked at. Tactics developed.
Helicopter vs Shahed Drone Ends in Disaster | Drone Nears Dubai
A UAE Apache helicopter was lost after engaging an Iranian drone, with both pilots killed. In a separate incident, additional footage shows a helicopter intercepting and shooting down a drone near Dubai.


***Gun Footage*** Apache Helicopters Destroy Incoming Drones
Onboard footage shows United Arab Emirates AH-64D Apache attack helicopters engaging and shooting down incoming Iranian attack drones. The video appears to show Apache crews using the helicopter’s 30mm cannon to intercept and destroy UAVs during defensive operations.

[A_Gupta]

Question to Trump: Thank you. Uh you were talking about Iran a couple times today and what they did after Epic Fury began. You said they hit Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait. Nobody expected that. We were shocked. Are you surprised that nobody briefed you ahead of time that that might be their retaliation?

Trump: Nobody. Nobody. No, no, no, no. The greatest experts, nobody thought they were going to hit.

Above was March 17th.
Below is Feb 19th.

WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Iran told U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday that Tehran will consider bases, facilities and assets of the "hostile force" in the region as legitimate targets if it faces military aggression.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-ea ... 026-02-19/

[uddu]

Swede complaining about their own hire.
https://x.com/KanchanGupta/status/2035973943086272525
@KanchanGupta
Ashok Swain is a habitual offender and purveyor of all things fake. Uppsala University
@UU_Peace
in Sweden has hired him for spreading anti-Hindu, anti-Semitic hate, pro-Jihadist, pro-terrorist propaganda.
The Government of Sweden is aware of it and complicit. So is @X

https://x.com/VerminusM/status/2035874417985691828
@VerminusM
This person is an "academic" in Sweden. He is spreading obviously fake AI videos of attacks on Tel Aviv. Can someone contact the institution he's working in and let them know the kind of person they employ? Or is this level of ignorance and stupidity the academic standard today?

[uddu]

Both sides claiming victory.
https://x.com/i/status/2036053523457315176
@sidhant
Iran's Press TV, quoting sources, says no direct or indirect contact with Trump.

[uddu]

Oman is the Next Dufai

[ricky_v]

What a scam! What an absolute farce of a war!! This is just manipulation of the market, 5 day wait, yes just after Friday end. All his announcements come in the weekend play.
In a just world, trump and any of his cronies who have used done this manipulation and made quick millions, playing hail mary with the world's balls ought to be hanging from the street lights near to their highest court of authority, but Americans being the dikless wonders that they are would rather stay mute and fellate their guns.

It's one thing if the us and Israelis want to bugger each other in their recreation time, but you are playing with the entire global economy and the dependents on said economy that covers just about everybody. This is a legitimate case for no taxation without representation; regardless whatever retard the thumb sucking muttemericans vote in, the entire world suffers. This dependency has to be cut off and this ought to be highest priority, otherwise make it so that every country has a say in the election of the fuktard in chief.

[g.sarkar]

https://www.rediff.com/news/column/neit ... 260323.htm
Neither Israel Nor Iran Wants A Quick End To The War
T T Ram Mohan, March 23, 2026
Everybody is asking about the war in Iran: How long will it last? Equally important is the question: How will it end?
We don't have definitive answers yet. What we do know is that the answers the United States and Israel had when they initiated the conflict two weeks ago have turned out to be patently incorrect.
President Donald Trump has not got the quick, decisive victory he wanted. The Iranian government has not imploded following the killing of its supreme leader and around 40 senior leaders.
The people of Iran have not risen in revolt. The Iranian leadership is in no mood to give Mr Trump the 'unconditional surrender' he has demanded.
Even on the strictly military dimension, the war has not turned out as the US and Israel had expected. On March 7, a week into the war, Karoline Leavitt, the White House spokesperson, made an astonishing statement.
Ms Leavitt told reporters that the US was 'on track to achieve air superiority and control over Iran's airspace.'
The statement was astonishing because we had all been led to believe much earlier that Iranian air defences had been wiped out.
That American and Israeli aircraft were dropping missiles and bombs at will from the skies over Iran.
Two days before Ms Leavitt made her statement, Israel's Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir had announced that 80 per cent of Iran's air defences had been destroyed and Israel had achieved 'almost complete air superiority over Iran'.
Larry Johnson, a former Marine officer whose blog on military matters is widely followed, provides an insight into what's going on.
He says that the US and Israeli planes are flying close to Iran's western border and delivering missiles with a range of anywhere between 370 km and 980 km.
That is not quite the same as having dominance of Iran's skies. It is one reason why the war is stretching out longer than thought.
It is hard to tell how long the war will go on because we lack clarity about America's objectives. President Trump and his colleagues have cited different objectives at different times.
Eliminating Iran's nuclear weapons (already 'obliterated' last June). Crippling Iran's ballistic missile capability.
Ending Iran's support for proxies in West Asia. Liberating the people of Iran from a theocratic regime.
Regime change, which could mean a set of leaders (even if theocratic) that are kinder to the US and Israel.
Any combination of these objectives will take longer than the four to six weeks that most analysts have been talking about.
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Gautam

[bala]

Saudi, UAE, Qatar & Lebanon expel Iranian envoys-War widening? • Sree Iyer
PGurus 24 Mar, 2026

As the Iran War enters Day 25, the conflict is taking a sharp diplomatic turn with major regional consequences.

In an unprecedented move, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and Lebanon have declared Iranian envoys persona non grata, ordering them to leave immediately. This coordinated action signals a serious escalation—not just militarily, but diplomatically—against Iran.

Is this the prelude to a broader regional alignment against Iran?

[bala]

^^ the YT has sabotage of Refineries in California and Texas and PGurus suspects that pro-iranian people have infiltrated the US especially during the previous Biden admin. Refineries down causes prices of Gasoline to go up in the US.

[g.sarkar]

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/24/nx-s1-57 ... -war-talks
Trump declares victory and claims Iran offers a 'prize' in talks Iran has denied having
NPR Staff, March 24, 2026
President Trump said on Tuesday Iran made a valuable offer to reach a deal with the United States, in negotiations that Iranian officials have so far denied are taking place.
He would not specify what the offer was but said it was "a very significant prize" related to the Strait of Hormuz.
But Iran also believes it is winning in its form of asymmetric warfare, analysts and former U.S. officials say.
Trump's comments on a possible deal came even as thousands of U.S. Marines as well as the commander and some staff of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division are headed to the Middle East.
NPR has also confirmed that the Israeli military wants to keep fighting Iran for several more weeks to achieve its war aims.
Meanwhile, the U.S. and Israel continued to attack Iran on Tuesday, with Iran's Revolutionary Guard reporting a strike on a gas supply line feeding a power station in southwest Iran. The International Atomic Energy Agency said another projectile hit Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant. Iran fired multiple barrages of missiles, including one that hit Tel Aviv.
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Also:
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/24/nx-s1-57 ... l-iran-war
The Israeli military wants several more weeks to fight Iran war, officials say
Daniel Estrin, March 24, 2026
TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israeli military estimates it would need several more weeks of fighting to complete its war goals in Iran, two Israeli military officials told NPR on Tuesday. That timeline could be cut short as the U.S. makes efforts to try to end the war.
President Trump said the U.S. is holding "productive" talks to seek an end to the Iran war, though Iran denied the existence of direct talks. Pakistan, Egypt, Oman and Turkey have been playing a role in backchannel efforts toward reaching a U.S.-Iran ceasefire, according to an Egyptian official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the discreet negotiations.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged Trump's diplomatic efforts, but did not say whether he supported them.
"President Trump believes there is an opportunity to leverage the tremendous achievements we have reached alongside the U.S. military to realize the goals of the war through an agreement, an agreement that will safeguard our vital interests," Netanyahu said in a video address posted online.
President Trump takes questions as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (left) looks on during a ceremony for Markwayne Mullin, the newly sworn-in secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
Though Israel's military said this week it has destroyed or disabled the majority of Iran's ballistic missile launchers, Iran continues to launch missiles at Israel. That includes an Iranian missile that evaded U.S. and Israeli air defense systems and hit a residential neighborhood in Tel Aviv, damaging several apartment buildings and lightly wounding some people, according to Israeli authorities.
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Gautam

[chetak]

Permission denied: Iran turns back Karachi-bound ship at Hormuz as Pakistan eyes to play peace talks host



https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/wo ... r-yzi9j9yi

[drnayar]

180 missiles are needed to break the shield
https://x.com/AdameMedia/status/2035158251361251705
@AdameMedia
Iran’s operation is on another level:

~180 ballistic missiles travelled more than 1,000 miles to direct hit Nevatim & Tel Nof airbases housing Israel’s elite F-35 fleet, plus Mossad HQ in Tel Aviv. The size, range, & precision of this operation make it one for the history books.

Grok mentions the claim is not authentic.. Truth is the first casualty in any war !

[drnayar]

Permission denied: Iran turns back Karachi-bound ship at Hormuz as Pakistan eyes to play peace talks host



https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/wo ... r-yzi9j9yi

So who is Vance meeting is Isloo ?! ..looks like Iran is not exactly chummy with the pakis

[drnayar]

Prachand getting the ATGM's. Hope it also gets the VSHORADS integrated onto it to take out drones like Shaheed and cruise missiles. Just like the A-10 Apache combo is hunting both ground based launchers, boats and is also able to hunt drones, A Tejas+Prachand for both ground support and drone hunting need to be looked at. Tactics developed.
Helicopter vs Shahed Drone Ends in Disaster | Drone Nears Dubai
A UAE Apache helicopter was lost after engaging an Iranian drone, with both pilots killed. In a separate incident, additional footage shows a helicopter intercepting and shooting down a drone near Dubai.
[youtube]52721IanF5c[/youtube

***Gun Footage*** Apache Helicopters Destroy Incoming Drones
Onboard footage shows United Arab Emirates AH-64D Apache attack helicopters engaging and shooting down incoming Iranian attack drones. The video appears to show Apache crews using the helicopter’s 30mm cannon to intercept and destroy UAVs during defensive operations.
[youtube]pLyrXSmPE1E[/youtube

Apparently using a gun and helicopter might be cheaper., but risk is the exploding drone can risk the very platform used to shoot it down... moral of story have smart cheap rockets that can deliver strikes at stand off distance

[uddu]

Prachand getting the ATGM's. Hope it also gets the VSHORADS integrated onto it to take out drones like Shaheed and cruise missiles. Just like the A-10 Apache combo is hunting both ground based launchers, boats and is also able to hunt drones, A Tejas+Prachand for both ground support and drone hunting need to be looked at. Tactics developed.
Helicopter vs Shahed Drone Ends in Disaster | Drone Nears Dubai
A UAE Apache helicopter was lost after engaging an Iranian drone, with both pilots killed. In a separate incident, additional footage shows a helicopter intercepting and shooting down a drone near Dubai.
[youtube]52721IanF5c[/youtube

***Gun Footage*** Apache Helicopters Destroy Incoming Drones
Onboard footage shows United Arab Emirates AH-64D Apache attack helicopters engaging and shooting down incoming Iranian attack drones. The video appears to show Apache crews using the helicopter’s 30mm cannon to intercept and destroy UAVs during defensive operations.
[youtube]pLyrXSmPE1E[/youtube

Apparently using a gun and helicopter might be cheaper., but risk is the exploding drone can risk the very platform used to shoot it down... moral of story have smart cheap rockets that can deliver strikes at stand off distance

Guns are the last resort. Once they evade the helicopter defense, the buildings are going to be hit and could lead to causalities.
In our case there is Bhargavastra micro missiles that can be integrated with Prachand. large number of them can be carried in rocket pod like configuration. The more they can carry, the better. carrying 4 in a pylon will not be enough, so it need to be something like the rocket pod configuration kind of. Once the missiles are over taking down drones, then the tactics need to be developed in taking down the remaining target with guns. Either flying parallel and keeping a distance while firing at the drone and strictly following those tactics. These are the new drone warfare challenges. In our case, helicopters can be the middle layer of defence before ground based AD guns taken over. Surely Helicopters must be operating outside of AD gun range. In saturated attack scenario the helicopters can help reduce the burden on Ground based AD guns and reduce the chance of enemy scoring a hit.

[Jay]

So who is Vance meeting is Isloo ?! ..looks like Iran is not exactly chummy with the pakis

This is exactly what I too do not get. Pakis were never chummy with Iranians and just an year or two ago they were clashing with iranian border guards. All these publications saying that bawda munir is close to IRGC reeks of half-knowledge from these western journos and does anyone really believe that the pompous gasbag erdogan of all people will shun limelight and encourage iran to have talks via pakistan? I will not believe it until I see it with my own eyes.

[chetak]

So who is Vance meeting is Isloo ?! ..looks like Iran is not exactly chummy with the pakis

This is exactly what I too do not get. Pakis were never chummy with Iranians and just an year or two ago they were clashing with iranian border guards. All these publications saying that bawda munir is close to IRGC reeks of half-knowledge from these western journos and does anyone really believe that the pompous gasbag erdogan of all people will shun limelight and encourage iran to have talks via pakistan? I will not believe it until I see it with my own eyes.

Jay ji,


The eyeraanians have stopped a paki bound tanker from crossing the straits of hormuz. That was not a friendly move.


That seems to have put paid to any paki hopes of either mediating, organising, or even hosting any amriki - eyeraanian chai, biskoot and samosa parleys


the eyeraanians are hell bent on showing everyone, and that includes trump, the gulf states and israel their aukat and the katora pakis are aligned with the saudis against eyeraan


If one were to hazard a wild guess, the talks could be hosted in dilli

[sanjaykumar]

It’s not eyeraanians. It’s eyerainians learn to speak proper American.

[drnayar]

Americans doing their melodrama negotiating with ..themselves Iranians not involved and pakis as usual "hosting a non existent meet"

[bala]

Once again the conflict proves that the US Deep State minions are in charge and El Presidente of US is just a side show. However with DJT he wants some resolution so he can boast about El Nobel prize. At least he can remember some names unlike the previous floozy called Biden who did not remember ukraine from a hole. The CIA/FBI/Pentagon are in close watch with Israel to finish of Iran comprehensively. The nuclear angle, military might and of course regime change are all in the picture. A lot of tactical retreats are being made since the Hormuz is conduit to massive world oil and gas flow. Add to this there is sabotage of refineries in California and Texas which has shot up gasoline prices for the US (in California the prices are wild >$5 per gallon). So many moves are to dampen the price gouging going on worldwide. Let us not be caught with shenanigans of Pak land and other whore like players. Saudi A is fully on board to whack Iran and so are UAE and others.

The Hormuz and surrounding areas of Iran are going to be secured somehow and Iran will lose control over its oil and gas to some puppet regime. China is looking pathetic and once again its vaunted defence maal has failed spectacularly. Many industries in China require petroleum by products including the electric cars byd etc. No oil/gas and things will come to a screeching halt.

[A_Gupta]

The US Deep State would never have started this war. The Deep State that was in total control in the previous presidencies rejected on numerous occasions Israel's proposals to wage war on Israel. It is Trump who finally went along with Netanyahu.

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As far as I can tell, Iran has conditions for ending the conflict for both the USA and Israel, and does not accept that the US will represent Israel also in any negotiations.

Therefore, it was always a Pakistani pipe-dream to host peace talks in this war - I don't think Pakistan can host an Israeli representative.

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One might think that Trump's strategy is to preserve American dominance by killing economic growth in the world. As long as the rest of the world grows at a rate even slightly higher than the US then the US dominance is shrinking. Kill the possibility of economic growth and the US remains on top.

[uddu]

Anwar Ibrahim got egg on his face.
https://x.com/MeghUpdates/status/2036820151929323743
@MeghUpdates
USA already treats Pakistan like a pet dog

Now Iran’s foreign ministry has also confirmed there was no negotiation at all with USA

Pakistan’s middleman between US & Iran story ended even before starting

https://x.com/KanwalSibal/status/2036773625232298450
@KanwalSibal
Pakistan - a credible mediator?

It cannot resolve conflicts with its own neighbours.

It is a permanent source of instability in the region.

Conflict with Hindu India. Use of terrorism against us.

Now conflict with Islamic Afghanistan.

Has exchanged missile attacks with Iran not so long ago.

https://x.com/anwaribrahim/status/2036746075982405837
@anwaribrahim
I welcome Pakistan’s timely and constructive offer to host dialogue between the United States and Iran. I commend Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the leaders of other friendly nations for stepping forward at a moment of acute regional danger, following the earlier commendable efforts of the leadership of Oman and other friendly countries. Pakistan’s relationships with the relevant parties, and its standing as a credible voice in the Muslim world, place it in a strong position to help create the conditions for meaningful negotiations.

Malaysia supports this initiative and encourages in particular the United States and Iran to respond in the spirit in which it was offered. I note with cautious hope the signals, however incomplete, that suggest some space for diplomacy may still exist. That space should be treated with the seriousness it deserves.

Any negotiation must proceed on the basis of genuine intent: a clear commitment to ending the conflict, not managing its tempo for tactical advantage. The international community has seen too many ceasefires that function as pauses rather than conclusions. The region deserves something more durable.

Malaysia reaffirms Iran’s right to defend its sovereignty, as recognised under international law, particularly in the face of continued Israeli strikes in the country and in Lebanon. At the same time, we call on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and to ensure that civilian populations and the infrastructure of neighbouring states, namely the Gulf states, are not drawn further into a conflict they did not choose. The Gulf states, the region and the world have much at stake — economically, socially and in terms of long-term stability — and their peoples must not bear the consequences of decisions taken elsewhere.

It is also a matter of concern that some of the strongest advocates of the rules-based international order appear to apply it unevenly. International law cannot be invoked selectively. It cannot shield one party from accountability while denying another its inherent right to self-defence. Its credibility depends on consistency.

In recent days, I have held discussions with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Türkiye, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan and other partners to better understand the situation and to advocate for de-escalation. Malaysia will continue to support every credible effort towards a just and lasting peace. Thank you.

ANWAR IBRAHIM

[uddu]

https://x.com/i/status/2036864837423358367
@MeghUpdates
BREAKING:

Israel is concerned that Trump may stop the war suddenly, so Netanyahu has instructed the IDF to WIPE OUT Iran’s arms industry within 48 hours.

[drnayar]

https://www.iiss.org/publications/strat ... ddle-east/

Uninhabited Middle East
This chapter explores how the Middle East was an early adopter of uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAVs) and remains a source of UAV innovation while also seeing continued UAV use.

Comprehensive catalog of Iranian UAV capabilities

[chetak]

very soon, this is going to bite the pakis hard right on their bony ass

they have started a blood feud with the saudis

[drnayar]

very soon, this is going to bite the pakis hard right on their bony ass

they have started a blood feud with the saudis



[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HD6zAE6boAE ... name=large[/img

The Saudis had a plan to get the Pakistani s to fight on their behalf in Iran. That was the purpose of their pact. Now pakis are showing their pakiness!

[bala]

This foray into Iran by the US and Israel has revealed all the contradictions in the Middle East. The Sunni Shia divide is very clear with Iran not on the Arab side despite the Ummah. Saudi A goaded the US to take action on Iran after some drones/missiles landed on its territory. Actually, with DJT in the US most other contradictions are now out in the open. The US Deep State firmly is in control of US policy which is very evident and previous US El Presidente were mere executors of CIA/Pentagon objectives despite all the rhetoric. Within NATO nations the divide is even more pronounced and the Anglos have been relegated to true munna status in the world. With India it is clear Pak land is preferred by CIA/Pentagon and the US uses them as a convenient door mat.

India should have no illusions about the above and chart a course that is advantageous for its growth and rise.

[williams]

very soon, this is going to bite the pakis hard right on their bony ass

they have started a blood feud with the saudis



[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HD6zAE6boAE ... name=large[/img

The Saudis had a plan to get the Pakistani s to fight on their behalf in Iran. That was the purpose of their pact. Now pakis are showing their pakiness!

What can the Paki's do? Invade Iran from the East? It seems quite unreasonable while Saudi's themselves are not committing anything to fight Iran.

[chetak]

The Saudis had a plan to get the Pakistani s to fight on their behalf in Iran. That was the purpose of their pact. Now pakis are showing their pakiness!

What can the Paki's do? Invade Iran from the East? It seems quite unreasonable while Saudi's themselves are not committing anything to fight Iran.

williams ji,


the saudis were hoping to rent the paki's nuke arsenal as a shield and deterrence against eyeraanian attacks as also hoping that the pakis would protect them and their oil assets from missile attacks by using their failed air defence assets and launch missiles targeting eyeraanian assets at the saudi command.

paki viper rahil sharif is already commanding most non paki troops in the gulf.

the saudis seem to have a lot that they have yet to learn about the perfidious pakis and their genetically coded duplicity.

the eyeraanians have changed the very nature of the war and the sunni pakis crumbled at very thought of going up against the vengeful shia army, their drones and missiles, mostly supplied by the cheen and the russkis

after keenly watching the ukr russki punch up and rearming appropriately to levels that has not been seen, even in ukr

the paki day of reckoning is not too far away and the pakis are well aware of the looming disaster that will soon befall them

[A_Gupta]

The NYTimes via dailykos.com:
NY Times: US Bases in the Middle East "Uninhabitable"
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/3 ... nhabitable

Many of the 13 military bases in the region used by American troops are all but uninhabitable, with the ones in Kuwait, which is next door to Iran, suffering perhaps the most damage.

NDTV:
App US Troops Relocate To Hotels After Bases Attacked In Middle East: Report Iran's bombing of the US bases in the region in retaliation for the US-Israeli war has forced many American troops to relocate to hotels and office spaces throughout the region, NYT reported quoting military personnel and American officials.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-troo ... 8089/amp/1

[drnayar]

The Saudis had a plan to get the Pakistani s to fight on their behalf in Iran. That was the purpose of their pact. Now pakis are showing their pakiness!

What can the Paki's do? Invade Iran from the East? It seems quite unreasonable while Saudi's themselves are not committing anything to fight Iran.

Saudis are not really into soosai missions that is the job for the pakis.. The signing of the SMDA in September 2025 formalized a long-standing "transactional" relationship. While the pact declares any aggression against one country is an attack on both, it also includes a $10 billion Saudi investment in Pakistani infrastructure and energy as a direct economic component of the security deal.

[drnayar]

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/3 ... r-Iran-war


Trump team says Americans are cool with high gas prices for Iran war

[uddu]

After Afghanistan, both Saudi and Iran will beat Terroristan for not showing loyalty.
Iran Upset with Pakistan Over Hormuz? Tehran Questions Islamabad’s Loyalty | Iran Tensions War
A major diplomatic rift may be emerging as Iran reportedly expresses concern over Pakistan’s stance in the Strait of Hormuz crisis. With Islamabad attempting to mediate between the US and Iran, Tehran’s trust appears shaken. Is Pakistan playing both sides?

As Hormuz tensions disrupt global energy flows and backchannel diplomacy intensifies, this development could reshape regional alliances. Watch our full breakdown of why Iran is upset, what triggered this tension, and how it impacts the ongoing West Asia conflict.

[uddu]

Everyone will be forced to join the war against IRGC with this kind of a stand. Already Uganda has issued statement in support of Israel.
Iran Sends Strait Of Hormuz Warning: No Ships Shall Pass, Waterway Closed Until Further Notice
Iran Sends Strait Of Hormuz Warning: No Ships Shall Pass, Waterway Closed Until Further Notice | Iran's Hormuz Warning | NO SHIPS SHALL PASS

Iran issues a dramatic warning over the Strait of Hormuz, saying “no ships shall pass,” raising fears of a major global supply disruption. Stay tuned for LIVE updates on oil routes, military tensions, and international reactions.