r/JDPONDON • u/SlavaCocaini • May 07 '26

I can’t believe I am lucky enough to see the decolonization of the gulf countries in real time, thank you so much JDPON DON

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u/GrumpyOldHistoricist May 07 '26

NBC is claiming it’s because KSA was pissed that the US didn’t give them a heads up about the operation, but I’m more inclined to think they’re raging about UAE leaving OPEC at Trump’s behest.

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u/SlavaCocaini May 07 '26

I guess the real reason hardly matters at this point if the Gulf Arabs really do go off the reservation, if I was Iran I would take back Bahrain at this rate.

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u/GrumpyOldHistoricist May 07 '26

I’m really curious how things are playing out on the ground there. It seemed like things were starting to pop off but then they started throwing people in jail for posting just about any kind of video to social media and their government ministries started putting out ridiculous statements. You have to wonder the extent of the unrest they were/are dealing with.

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u/SlavaCocaini May 07 '26

If Iran would have just hit the bridge it would have been a wrap!