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FBaggins

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4. Depends on how you define the term

Reply to Tetrachloride (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 10:34 PM

23 hrs ago

There are quite a few countries in the region who would love to see the current Iranian regime replaced... though few want to explicitly back a military option when they know they themselves will be targeted as a result.

From Iran's perspective, it's any country hosting an American military base and/or that has joined in a peace deal with Israel.

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Who are the US allies in "this" ? [View all] Tetrachloride Yesterday OP

I'll wait for the answer with ya.. Deuxcents 23 hrs ago #1

Obviously Israel. Melon 23 hrs ago #2

Saudi "not participating" but the felon's illegal war is corrupt payoff to MBS (and Netanyahu) pat_k 23 hrs ago #3

Those countries are participants by hosting the US armed forces. David__77 22 hrs ago #8

The US has been in the region for decades. Strikes didn't come from Saudi air bases. Melon 21 hrs ago #13

Depends on how you define the term FBaggins 23 hrs ago #4

UK MichMan 23 hrs ago #5

I am thinking, any country whose leaders have ties to the Trump-Epstein empire and lots to lose. (very seriously) usonian 23 hrs ago #6

Starmer himself has no link to Epstein... ananda 23 hrs ago #7

We have no real allies in this Johonny 22 hrs ago #9

uhhhhhhhhh....... Jack Valentino 22 hrs ago #10

Turkmenistan, Qatar, Armenia, Saudi Arabia, Isreal, Turkey, Hungary, Argentina... Initech 22 hrs ago #11

The Saudis had already communicated neutrality prior and did not allow use of airbases. Same for Qatar. Melon 21 hrs ago #14

Does your blackmailer count as an ally? SamuelTheThird 22 hrs ago #12

Satan Bread and Circuses 21 hrs ago #15