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  • Malkhodr @lemmygrad.ml
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    The Europeans are already involved. They’ve provided support for US aircrafts, refueling their carriers, and saber rattled endlessly about opening the straight of Hormuz with their own adventures.

    The reason they’ve not got more involved isn’t because of Iran’s posturing, it’s because they physically can’t do any more. It’s already an issue getting people to sign up to die for Ukraine with all the propaganda the EU puts forward, but dying on behalf of Israel and the US to fight Iran isn’t going to be any more popular.

    Not to mention, NATO has already admitted to aiding the US. Iran controlling the pace of ther escalation has more to do with nt getting nuked by a bitter US. A problem that would be less apparent if they actually built a nuclear deterrent.

    • ?Geektragedy@lemmygrad.ml
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      1 month ago

      Well yes they’re always going to support the US under the radar to some degree. But we’re not seeing Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya levels of out front involvement.

      • Lenin's Dumbbell @lemmygrad.ml
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        France and UK are slowly floating by the idea of joining the US. I hope the IRGC has a plan because China and Russia aren’t coming to help out

        • Magnanimuzedong@lemmygrad.ml
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          Do these guys even have enough troops and political will to actually do something like that? Unlike Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan, IRGC is far better technologically advanced and better organized. Besides Iran can hit structures inside France and Britain if they were to get involved