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spaghetdefectstoday at 5:18 PM3 repliesview on HN

Iran repeatedly stated that they will not attack any country's assets if they do not assist the US/Israel. Most European countries have refused to take part, the UK decided to help so this seems like a very easy situation to have avoided.


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nozzlegeartoday at 5:30 PM

From TFA:

> It is understood the attempted air strike occurred before the UK agreed to let the US use British military bases to hit Iranian sites targeting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

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JumpCrisscrosstoday at 7:22 PM

> Iran repeatedly stated that they will not attack any country's assets if they do not assist the US/Israel

They’ve been doing this across the region. Some of this looks like individual commanders taking strategic decisions into their own hands. But it’s absolutely false that neutrality has protected anyone in the region.

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chronic20001today at 5:24 PM

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