Whatever direction the next attack comes from, the U.S. Navy is in position to knock down more missiles and drones.


(There are two US Navy ships with the name Roosevelt. DDG-80 is the USS Roosevelt, a guided-missile destroyer named after FDR. CVN-71 is the USS Theodore Roosevelt, an aircraft carrier named after Teddy.)

We also have a new ally: Saudi Arabia.

Open Source Intelligence Monitor reported this week that Riyadh warned Iran that "it will not allow Iran to use Saudi Airspace to launch an Attack on Israel, and that any Missiles, Drones, or Aircraft that enter its Airspace will be seen as a Violation of Saudi Sovereignty." Maybe that doesn't sound like such a big deal, particularly since the Kingdom was quick to note, "We are Defending ourselves, not Israel."

But Saudi airspace isn't needed for an Iranian attack on Israel. The Saudis are indicating growing Arab solidarity in the face of growing Persian imperialism across the Arab Middle East.

Personally, I miss the days when President Donald Trump's sanctions kept Iran effectively trapped in a box. But, having been set loose by President Emeritus Joe Biden, the best we can hope for — at least for the time being — is an Arab alliance in unofficial conjunction with the Israelis — boxing Iran back up again.

It will be needlessly bloody, of course, but that's the way world wars go.

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