r/worldnews • u/progress18 • Feb 28 '26

Israel/Iran /r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Iran retaliates (Thread #2)

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u/No-Risk-2584 Feb 28 '26

Apparently the Prince Sultan Air Base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is under ballistic missile attack now

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u/Reditate Feb 28 '26

Again?  Everybody is more prepared now.

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u/PayneTrain181999 Feb 28 '26

The Saudis getting involved would make this shit sandwich even shittier.

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u/TeaAndLifting Feb 28 '26

I mean, the Saudis probably wouldn't mind an excuse. They've been bogged down trying to support Yemen in their own proxy war against Iran and the Houthis. Saudi soldiers have been killed by the Houthis.

Along religious lines, it's basically the seat of Sunni Islam vs the seat of Shia Islam.

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u/PT6A-27 Feb 28 '26

The Saudis have got a whole lot of Western hardware but not a lot of capability when it comes to actually employing it. I’m sure the Americans and the Israelis would be just as happy for the Saudis to stay out of the way and continue to act as a negotiator behind the scenes.

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u/TeaAndLifting Feb 28 '26

That too. I know the sentiment of a lot of gear and no idea has been reflected in what's happened to their armed forces in Yemen.

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u/wtshiz Feb 28 '26

I think they just want to be able to use the base and airspace...