# United States and Israel are bombing Iran {for current/ongoing events, past/future have specific threads} **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump, iran-strikes-2026\ **Created:** [February 28, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071 "2026-02-28T07:56:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/302 "2026-03-02T06:19:03Z")
[22 dead in Pakistan.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/least-6-killed-shiites-storm-080203718.html) (The **bolding** is mine.) > [@](#): > > KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Violent clashes between protesters and security forces in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi and in the country’s north left at least 22 people dead and more than 120 others injured as **demonstrators supportive of the Iranian government attempted to storm a U.S. Consulate on Sunday** , authorities said. > > In the north of the country, **demonstrators attacked U.N. and government offices**. > > The violence came after the [United States and Israel attacked Iran](https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-us-03-01-2026-693bc30bbbc98660d81f4a13f65ca10f), killing its Supreme Leader [Ayatollah Ali Khamenei](https://apnews.com/article/iran-supreme-leader-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-dead-5b13b69b708c4ed38e8f95f5fb41a597). Police and officials at a hospital in Karachi said that at least 50 people were also wounded in the clashes and some of them were in critical condition. > > **President Asif Ali Zardari expressed his “profound sorrow over the martyrdom" of Khamenei and conveyed his condolences to Iran, according to his office. He said: “Pakistan stands with the Iranian nation in this moment of grief and shares in their loss.”** [Gunman wearing Iranian flag killed in Austin, Texas.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/3-dead-14-injured-shooting-123752934.html) > [@](#): > > AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A gunman [wearing clothes](https://shopping.yahoo.com/style/clothing/) with an Iranian flag design and the words “Property of Allah” killed two people and wounded 14 early Sunday at a Texas bar, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The FBI is investigating the shooting, which erupted a day after the U.S. and Israel [launched an attack on Iran](https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-us-03-01-2026-693bc30bbbc98660d81f4a13f65ca10f), as a potential act of terrorism. > > Police in Austin shot and killed the gunman, who used both a pistol and a rifle to carry out the attack, police said. > > The shooting happened outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden just before 2 a.m. along Sixth Street, a nightlife destination filled with bars and music clubs and only a few miles (kilometers) from the University of Texas at Austin. > > Nathan Comeaux, a 22-year-old senior, had spent the evening there with friends and said the bar was “full of college students, probably mostly UT kids, shoulder to shoulder, hundreds just enjoying their nights.” > > The suspect drove past the bar several times before stopping and shooting from the window of his SUV at people on a patio and in front of the bar, according to Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis. > > He then parked, got out with a rifle and began shooting at people walking along the street before officers rushed to the intersection and shot him, Davis said. Three of the injured were in critical condition Sunday morning, she said. > > The gunman was identified as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. When I was in the Army and when I was in the Navy, there was a lot of training and indoctrination on how a purely defensive war is not winnable. [Guess what.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-forces-locked-air-defense-094151003.html) > [@](#): > > American forces are actively engaged in air defense operations in the Middle East, a US official told Business Insider, as Iran launches retaliatory missile strikes at countries across the region. > > The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the military developments, said that [US land, air, and naval forces](https://www.businessinsider.com/us-navy-gathering-warships-middle-east-buildup-2026-2?utm_medium=referral&utm_medium=syndication&utm_source=yahoocom&utm_source=yahoo) are participating in the air defense operations, including for American bases in the Middle East. > > Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency said that the IRGC, or Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, launched missiles at US bases in Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates. > > All four countries host major [US military installations](https://www.businessinsider.com/satellite-images-show-us-military-aircraft-gone-from-vulnerable-base-2025-6?utm_medium=referral&utm_medium=syndication&utm_source=yahoocom&utm_source=yahoo). Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar is the largest in the Middle East, while Naval Support Activity Bahrain is home to the US Navy’s 5th Fleet. Kuwait and the UAE also host important bases for ground and air forces. [North Korea weighs in.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/north-korea-says-israeli-attacks-105607480.html) > [@](#): > > SEOUL, March 1 (Reuters) - North Korea’s foreign ministry spokesperson said in a ‌statement that Israel’s attacks on ‌Iran and the U.S. military operation were “illegal aggression” ​and a violation of national sovereignty, state media Korean Central News Agency reported on Sunday. > > The U.S. military operation against Iran ‌was “within the ⁠range of expectations,” the spokesperson said, calling it an inevitable outcome ⁠given the “hegemonic and gangster-like” nature of the United States. > > The “war of aggression” by ​the United ​States and Israel ​is unacceptable under ‌any circumstances, the statement said. > > Regional countries and others with shared interests should take responsibility for restoring peace and stability in the Middle East, it added. [Apparently Trump’s rallying calls to Iran’s people do not and _cannot_ reach those people.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-launches-attack-only-place-145511259.html) > [@](#): > > President Trump [has invaded](https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-generals-said-no-but-donald-trump-was-bored-of-peace-and-attacked-iran/)one of the only places on Earth where clips of what he’s doing won’t be uploaded online at dizzying speeds. > > On Saturday, as the U.S. launched an [unauthorized strike on Iran](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/maga-melts-down-over-iran-100636284.html), the internet freedom monitor [NetBlocks](https://netblocks.org/) reported that Iran’s online coverage was at around 4 percent of normal levels. The country is dark. > > “Network data show #Iran is now in the midst of a near-total internet blackout with national connectivity at 4% or ordinary levels,” the watchdog [reported on its social channels.](https://netblocks.org/) > > Since Vietnam, conflict has become[increasingly visible](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-exposed-hypocrite-own-iran-112938343.html) for the folks back home, first through TV and now via hordes of citizen journalists capturing the horrors of war through camera phones and high-speed internet connections. Without stable internet, this is unlikely in Iran. > > Part of Trump’s justification for the joint strikes with Israel, he claimed in an announcement on Saturday, is to open the door for citizens living under the authoritarian ​​Islamic Republic to overthrow it. > > When protests erupted in December, initially due to economic grievances, fears soon rose that the regime was responding violently, and that demonstrators could be slaughtered. > > On Jan. 8, Iran unplugged. Internet access for people living in the country was shut down, and the foreign press was barred from entering. [And now an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz has been attacked.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/first-oil-tanker-attacked-strait-103431717.html) > [@](#): > > The first attack against a ship in the Strait of Hormuz occurred on Sunday morning. > > Oman’s Maritime Security Centre announced that an oil tanker named Skylight, flying the flag of the Republic of Palau, was targeted around five nautical miles (9.26km) north of Khasab Port. > > In a statement shared on X, Oman authorities confirmed that there were 20 crew members on board, including 15 holding Indian nationality and 5 of Iranian nationality, and they were all evacuated. > > Preliminary information also indicates that at least four people were injured and have been transferred to receive medical treatment. > > It has not been specified who attacked or what hit the vessel, but the incident follows the declaration from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that the Strait of Hormuz is closed to international navigation, on Saturday. > > The Palau-flagged oil tanker is reportedly under US sanctions. Although the country’s ship was under sanctions, my non-lawyer self has the idea the Republic of Palau is not one of the belligerants in this conflict. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/303 "2026-03-02T06:50:57Z")
An F-15 goes bye-bye: > **[US F-15E Strike Eagle crashes in Kuwait amid Iran conflict - Türkiye Today](https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/us-f-15-crashes-in-kuwait-3215419?s=1)** > > A US F-15 crashed in Kuwait, with the pilot ejecting safely. Footage shows the jet falling from the sky in an apparent friendly fire incident ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/304 "2026-03-02T06:56:39Z")
It’s not going to be long before a pilot ejects over Iran, no doubt. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/305 "2026-03-02T08:26:05Z")
> [@PhillyGuy](#): > > [This is from the New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/world/middleeast/iran-school-strike-us-israel.html?unlocked_article_code=1.QFA.mnP3.naOqkSDtL9VN&smid=url-share): > > > [@](#): > > > > Videos verified by The Times show that the school is adjacent to a naval base belonging to the country’s most powerful military force, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, or IRGC. It is sad and worrying that even the NYT cannot get its acronyms right. IRGC stands for _ **Islamic** _ Revolutionary Guards Corps. It becomes hard to trust anything they write if they cannot name the main power base of the Iranian regime correctly. > [@Babale](#): > > The Gulf states correctly view Iran as the biggest threat to the region. I don’t think there is universal agreement about what the biggest threat in this volatile region is, not even among the Gulf states. Other threats worth fearing are Wahabbism, Israel’s militarism, Trump’s erratic antics, Putin’s revanchism (good thing he is busy in Ukraine, otherwise I would expect a **[Kuril Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_the_Kuril_Islands)** style take over of northern Iran while they are surrendering in the south), secularism/wokeism/human rights (yes, there are people there who fear that), Kurdish independence, and perhaps Afghanistan and Pakistan can be considered part of the region too… > [@Monty](#): > > [North Korea weighs in.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/north-korea-says-israeli-attacks-105607480.html) > > > [@](#): > > > > SEOUL, March 1 (Reuters) - North Korea’s foreign ministry spokesperson said in a ‌statement that Israel’s attacks on ‌Iran and the U.S. military operation were “illegal aggression” ​and a violation of national sovereignty, state media Korean Central News Agency reported on Sunday. It becomes depressing when North Korea speaks the truth and the USA is in the wrong. But unfortunately yes, there is no way around it. This attack is illegal. > **[Trump and Netanyahu’s attack on Iran is an illegal act of aggression |...](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/01/trump-and-netanyahus-attack-on-iran-is-an-act-of-aggression)** > > Their actions are no different from Putin’s invasion of Ukraine or Rwandan president Paul Kagame’s invasion of the Democratic Republic of Congo The author, Kenneth Roth, is a Guardian US columnist, visiting professor at Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs, and former executive director of Human Rights Watch. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/306 "2026-03-02T08:40:25Z")
I can’t speak for the U.S., but Iran was the one who started this war by launching an unprovoked attack on Israel in 2024. I don’t see how Israel’s response can be considered illegal. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/307 "2026-03-02T09:43:26Z")
History did not begin on 7th october 2024. Decapitating the Iranian regime while holding meetings in Geneva to negotiate is the diplomatic equivalent of a sucker punch. It is a bad sign when the stronger part in a dispute uses such a tactic. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/308 "2026-03-02T09:55:29Z")
Israel was not involved in negotiations with Iran, because Iran refuses to recognize Israel. > [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > History did not begin on 7th october 2024. No, but the war between Israel and Iran began in April 2024. ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/309 "2026-03-02T11:11:11Z")
It seems that USAF planes are falling out of the sky for no apparent reason. This, from the BBC: > Some breaking news from Kuwait - a “several American fighter aircraft came down this morning”, says Kuwait’s Ministry of Defence. > > The crews “survived unscathed”, and were evacuated and transferred to hospitals for health checks, it adds, and confirms the conditions of the crews as “stable” ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/310 "2026-03-02T11:33:19Z")
The reason is known: friendly fire. The German [Handelsblatt](https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/iran-krieg-us-militaerjets-ueber-kuwait-versehentlich-abgeschossen/100136895.html) reports: > According to the US military, Kuwait ‘accidentally’ shot down three US fighter jets. This was announced on Monday by the military’s Central Command (Centcom), which is responsible for the region. All six crew members of the three fighter jets were able to escape and are in stable condition. The incident is being investigated. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/311 "2026-03-02T13:04:39Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I can’t speak for the U.S., but Iran was the one who started this war by launching an unprovoked attack on Israel in 2024. I don’t see how Israel’s response can be considered illegal. Didn’t Iran claim that attack was in response to Israeli bombing of an Iranian embassy in Syria earlier this month? Two years ago, huh? It always seems easy for tribal states to point to some preceding event to justify their aggression. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/312 "2026-03-02T13:08:24Z")
We’re talking about legalities, here. A war continues until it ends. This war can’t end until Iran recognizes Israel and signs a peace agreement with it. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/313 "2026-03-02T13:11:57Z")
The shooting in Austin, Texas a short while ago that injured 14 and killed two, is being linked to terrorism now. Reports are now that it might have been because of the strikes on Iran. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/314 "2026-03-02T13:12:24Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > We’re talking about legalities, here. I always find it curious discussing legality WRT armed aggression. Who defines what is and isn’t legal, and who enforces those judgments? I apologize for my ignorance, but what is your source for a universally agreed upon definition of a “war” existing as of a certain date. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/315 "2026-03-02T13:16:49Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > Who defines what is and isn’t legal No one. > [@Dinsdale](#): > > and who enforces those judgments? Hahaha, that’s a good one - obviously, the answer is “no one”. > [@Dinsdale](#): > > I apologize for my ignorance, but what is your source for a universally agreed upon definition of a “war” existing as of a certain date. There is no such thing as a “universally agreed upon definition” of war or any other aspect of international diplomacy. As @Alessan noted, you don’t even have both countries agreeing that one of the two sides is the country of Israel, Iran doesn’t recognize Israel to begin with (hence the term “Zionist Entity”). Iran is actively taking steps to destroy Israel, through attacks with proxies that have gone on for many years uninterrupted. Israel is taking steps to stop them. If anyone had a problem with that, it’s really too bad for them. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/316 "2026-03-02T13:17:24Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > I apologize for my ignorance, but what is your source for a universally agreed upon definition of a “war” existing as of a certain date. I dare you to find a definition of war that does _not_ include missile attacks from one country’s soil to another. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/317 "2026-03-02T13:30:03Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > Iran is actively taking steps to destroy Israel, through attacks with proxies that have gone on for many years uninterrupted. Israel is taking steps to stop them. Which raises an interesting point with regard to the United States. Is this an Israel/Iran war, in which the U.S. is just providing support? Or is the U.S. engaged in its own campaign for its own ends? Usually Presidents speak to the American people about such things. Oftentimes from the Oval Office. Trump has given no clear explanation of what the U.S. is doing. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/318 "2026-03-02T13:33:03Z")
The definition, justification, and even mission change moment to moment depending on the whims of a single deranged leader. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/319 "2026-03-02T13:36:06Z")
Lebanon, unhappy that Hezbollah is yet again dragging them into a war, has _finally_ banned Hezbollah’s military activities. Can they enforce this ban? Of course not; that will probably remain Israel’s air force’s job. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/320 "2026-03-02T13:50:40Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > We’re talking about legalities, here. A war continues until it ends. This war can’t end until Iran recognizes Israel and signs a peace agreement with it. Neither Israel (which is a sideshow, anyway) nor the US will keep their side of an agreement. Peace treaties are meaningless. The war will continue until they get bored and pick another target, no matter what Iran does. And resume when they feel like it, also regardless of what Iran does. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/321 "2026-03-02T13:55:52Z")
Iran has targeted Saudi oil refineries with a limited attack. Saudi Arabia warned them that should they do this again, the Saudis will join in the attacks on Iran. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071.md?page=17)