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Not convinced it will happen. What would prevent Saudi Arabia from retaliating and introducing a special fee on all ships coming from Iran. It's not like interc
by cm2187 6mo ago
Not convinced it will happen. What would prevent Saudi Arabia from retaliating and introducing a special fee on all ships coming from Iran. It's not like intercepting those massive cargo ships in a small sea is of any difficulty for a well funded military.
- ra 6mo agoGeography and missiles? Iran have everything to lose and have been put in a position where they literally have to fight for their existence. Militarily Iran is a giant and Saudi Arabia is a minnow.
- cm2187 6mo agoSaudi Arabia has something like twice as many jet fighters than France. Even if you factor incompetence, it's not hard to hit a cargo ship or an oil production facility in absence of any meaningful air defence.
- boruto 6mo agoDoes Saudi really want to fight an existential battle alone with Iran over 100B? probably not possible politically too.
- sysguest 6mo agowell "want to" isn't "does not have to"
- School-Cotton 6mo agoThat would mean Saudi Arabia is starting a war with Iran, which they presumably don’t want to do.
- lenkite 6mo agoSaudi Arabia has FAR more to lose. Paying $1 or its equivalent in Yuan per barrel is utterly nothing for them. Chump Change. Unfortunately, I do not believe Israel will stand for peace on this terms, so a false-flag sabotage attack will happen as soon as they are freed from their conquest of Lebanon.
- taffydavid 6mo agoSaudi Arabia needs jet fighters to patrol a very large desert and active threats all around. France doesn't have enemies on all sides, and it has nukes and a navy. There's no pressing need for France to have more planes than Saudi Arabia
- cassepipe 6mo agoIsn't it already happening ?