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In addition to military targets, Trump is considering strikes on senior Iranian leaders with the aim of spurring the overthrow of the Iranian government.

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[–] lofuw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 hours ago

Good. Iran's leadership should be removed.

[–] SippyCup@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

You know what definitely doesn't spur a people to revolution? A foreign power bombing them. If anything it has the opposite effect.

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

How do you clickbait such a simple thing. Fuck.

[–] adhd_traco@piefed.social 3 points 6 hours ago

What part of the title do you consider to be clickbait?

"EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Military Tells Key Middle East Ally to Prepare for Attack on Iran"

It's an exclusive, and here's the first paragraph.

Senior U.S. military officials have informed the leadership of a key U.S. ally in the Middle East that President Donald Trump could authorize a U.S. attack on Iran this weekend, multiple sources have confirmed to Drop Site News. Strikes could commence as early as Sunday, the ally was informed, if the U.S. decides to move forward.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 13 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

What's US America's obsession with Iran? Oil?

Israel has infiltrated every level of our government for a long time.

[–] fullsquare@awful.systems 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Fuck this clickbait title. It's no secret that no tears will be shed in Riyadh if something would happen to islamic republic leadership, and Saudis made this known recently https://www.axios.com/2026/01/31/saudi-us-strike-iran-kbs-trump

if you believed that "no saudi land or airspace will be used to attack Iran" was genuine i have a brigde to sell you

[–] adhd_traco@piefed.social 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

What part of the title do you consider to be clickbait?

"EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Military Tells Key Middle East Ally to Prepare for Attack on Iran"

It's an exclusive, and here's the first paragraph.

Senior U.S. military officials have informed the leadership of a key U.S. ally in the Middle East that President Donald Trump could authorize a U.S. attack on Iran this weekend, multiple sources have confirmed to Drop Site News. Strikes could commence as early as Sunday, the ally was informed, if the U.S. decides to move forward.

Your issue seems to be with statements from the Saudis that are included in the piece. They are not there for you to take them by their word, but to know what they have said on the matter. And it's basic journalism that you contact affected parties where possible and relevant, to give them a chance of a statement.

[–] fullsquare@awful.systems 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

They could state it's Saudi right in the title

[–] adhd_traco@piefed.social 1 points 1 hour ago

The article isn't about the Saudi quote pulled from news agency SPA, or about SA in general, though. It's, just as the title suggests, about the imminent threat of the US attacking Iran, as gathered from high-level sources.