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US war on Iran | Megathread for Week 12 of 2026 (lemmygrad.ml)
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[โ€“] SlayGuevara@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fairford as in Fairford, UK? Seems awfully far away from Iran.

[โ€“] ComradePupIvy@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I mean the US is probably needing another european base as Spain kicked them out as to not be a party to the war. I would not be surprised if the base in Germany is being overwhelmed at the moment with increased trafic