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US war on Iran | Megathread for Week 12 of 2026 (lemmygrad.ml)
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[–] ExotiqueMatter@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

The problem with that is it won't keep Iran from continuing to strike at US bases and Israel and keeping the straight closed. For this to work they would either have to convince the public that Iran totally isn't still attacking their bases and interests in the region (pretty much impossible in the information age where videos of strikes take minutes to reach the screens at home, not to mention the oil problem), or they would have to completely withdraw from the region (unacceptable for them as their main concern currently is trying to stop America's loss of influence and power on the world).