Iran attacks RAF base in Cyprus, an EU country • Hacker News Board

Re: Iran attacks RAF base in Cyprus, an EU country

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Post by breppp » Tue, Mar 03, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC

C6JEsQeQa5fCjE wrote: post #60

breppp wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Your link actually says they were contributing to the defense not the attack > The US-Israeli strikes were launched after negotiations to limit Iran's nuclear programme ended without a deal. The UK did not participate.

> The US-Israeli strikes were launched after negotiations to limit Iran's nuclear programme ended without a deal. The UK did not participate. The negotiations didn't end without a deal , they were ongoing but not finalized. The next session of the negotiations was scheduled for Monday. And then, Israel and US simply attacked on Saturday. It is very important to use precise language so as to not downplay the illegal a…

Take the language issue with the BBC, which is hardly for this war

In any case a contrarian opinion might be that Iran promised to yield on negotiations following the previous war as mentioned here:

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-asks-gulf-ara...

And Iran instead opted for their years old tactic of stalling the negotiations

Re: Iran attacks RAF base in Cyprus, an EU country

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Post by breppp » Tue, Mar 03, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC

gravisultra wrote: post #75

breppp wrote: post #10

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I guess the US marines are also operating the Saudi oil facility and French base on their time off Their actual current explanation is that they can't control their armed forces https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-888422

Israel was behind the Saudi oil facility attack. Saudi has confirmed it was not an Iranian attack.

that's false

Re: Iran attacks RAF base in Cyprus, an EU country

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Post by derelicta » Tue, Mar 03, 2026, 9:52 AM UTC

Hikikomori wrote: post #59

squidbeak wrote: post #40

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You are flatly wrong. These countries are internationally recognized sovereign nations and members of the UN. They have independent, often conflicting interests and foreign policies. Meanwhile the US bases are held under formal leases, not through force.

If they didn't allow these US bases it's pretty likely US and Israel would be bombing those countries as well.

Pure speculation. May I suggest Arabs are not the subhuman beasts that your press and universities claim to be?

Re: Iran attacks RAF base in Cyprus, an EU country

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Post by Hikikomori » Tue, Mar 03, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC

derelicta wrote: post #83

Hikikomori wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If they didn't allow these US bases it's pretty likely US and Israel would be bombing those countries as well.

Pure speculation. May I suggest Arabs are not the subhuman beasts that your press and universities claim to be?

Only suggesting that american imperialism will turn them into subjects or enemies.