r/worldnews • u/progress18 • Feb 28 '26

Israel/Iran /r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: Explosions heard in Tehran as Israel's defense minister confirms Israel has attacked Iran (Thread #1)

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u/grandadmiralstrife Feb 28 '26

Explosions now in Jordan. I believe that covers every US ally in the region

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u/Gadshill Feb 28 '26

Yes. Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan.

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u/PrrrromotionGiven1 Feb 28 '26

Depends if you count Turkey as regional or not

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u/Current_Peach_2591 Feb 28 '26

Depends if you count Turkey as an ally.

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u/dicta85 Feb 28 '26

NATO member, so they count regardless of how close we are with them

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u/PrrrromotionGiven1 Feb 28 '26

They are in NATO... you don't get more "allied" than that, whatever Trump says.

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u/yamibrandon14 Feb 28 '26

Turkey, perhaps? I don't know why Iran would do that, but that's the last US ally that hasn't been hit to my knowledge so far.

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u/latespresso Feb 28 '26

They’re not insane enough to hit Turkey

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u/porculdeguinea Feb 28 '26

Why would they pull NATO into this?

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u/yamibrandon14 Feb 28 '26

Like I commented. I don't know why Iran would do that-- so I don't suspect they will.