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WarGamer

(18,464 posts)
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 11:48 AM Tuesday

The US/Israeli attacks on Iran aren't even the most risky to flip Iran to the community of nations. [View all]

What one really has to watch for is the Arab States. If the Arab States follow through with their threats to attack Iran, new cans of worms open up.

After the first reprisal attacks, the GCC basically claimed an "article 5" and threatened attacks on Iran.

Persians and Arabs are not friendly... the Persians pre-date Islam by over 1000 years and then there's the Sunni v Shia thing and even the The Battle of Qadisiyyah from 636 AD when the Arabs defeated the Persians...

Regular Iranians might not stand up to fight the US or Israel... but they're more likely to stand up to attacking Arabs.

hoping the Arabs keep their powder dry.

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