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Posted on 05/12/2026 1:04:29 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan
For the first time in the history of the modern Middle East, Saudi Arabia has crossed a major red line by launching direct military strikes against Iranian targets on Iranian soil. According to reports from Reuters and various Western intelligence sources, the Saudi Air Force conducted a series of secret aerial operations in late March 2026. These strikes were designed as a direct response to persistent Iranian attacks that had successfully bypassed the American military defense umbrella to hit targets inside the Saudi Kingdom.
The operations, while unconfirmed by official government channels in Riyadh, represent a massive escalation in the regional war. For decades, the two powers have fought through proxies in Yemen, Lebanon, and Iraq, but the current war has pushed the Saudi leadership to adopt a policy of direct kinetic retaliation. Sources indicate that the decision to strike was born out of a realization that traditional American defense systems were no longer sufficient to deter Tehran’s aggressive drone and missile program.
Before the jets crossed into Iranian airspace, Riyadh took the calculated step of informing Tehran that the strikes were imminent. This was not an attempt to coordinate, but rather a stern warning that the Kingdom would no longer tolerate violations of its sovereignty without a reciprocal price. The message was clear: Iran must halt its direct aggression or face an escalating campaign that would target the regime's own infrastructure.
The strategic gamble appears to have yielded immediate results on the ground. Data from the region shows that weekly Iranian strikes on Saudi territory plummeted from over 105 incidents to approximately 25 following the Saudi air raids. Faced with the reality of a direct war with a well-equipped neighbor, Iran shifted its remaining attacks to Iraqi proxies to maintain a layer of plausible deniability and avoid further direct attribution and retaliation from Riyadh.
This secret military pressure paved the way for a quiet diplomatic understanding between the two regional giants. Sources report that a deal was reached in the week preceding the broader U.S.-Iran ceasefire on April 7th, 2026. This local arrangement was focused on de-escalation and ensuring that the "rules of engagement" did not lead to a full-scale regional conflagration that would devastate global energy markets.
While the Saudi government maintains a public stance of silence regarding the raids, the message to the international community is unmistakable. The Middle East is moving toward a new era where regional powers are willing to take their security into their own hands rather than relying solely on Western guarantees. As the dust settles from the March strikes, the focus now shifts to whether this fragile peace can hold as international negotiations continue.
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Saudi said they were going to do it:
https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/saudi-arabia-warns-iran-attacks-will-not-go-unanswered-1.500463079
The IR is now the weak dog.
UAE, now Saudi Arabia, very interesting.
No more hajji for the Iranians ! The road to Mecca is now closed to the Shiites.
You, yourself posted a FR thread on 04-08-2026 that the UAE attacked Iranian oil refineries.
I think they’ve had a belly full.
I deal with a lot of Saudis and Gulf people. They are tired of half wars. They want the mullahs gone by any means necessary.
Now it’s a party!
Yes I did. And the UAE attack was recently confirmed.
I think you’ve read something wrong.
This is not inconsistent with the UAE attack on Lavan.
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My son was an engineer with Bechtel. Spent a few years in Saudi, had a terrific time, made a lot of$$$$$ there. He said the Saudis were very happy to see Americans, polite as they come.
And when he went on vacation to Europe, Saudi women took their veils off on the plane the minute they flew over the border. Some were very god looking. They danced and drank with their husbands in the clubs in Paris. Very nice, expensive restaurants.
My GP(doctor) up and closed his practice here in town a few years back and opened it up again in Saudi Arabia. Last I heard he was rolling in the dough and having a helluva time.
I’ve heard similar about people driving to Bahrain and claiming “Allah can’t see over the bridge.”
yep, UAE has been “secretly” retaliating against iranian attacks for quite some time ... not pussy-footing around either by blowing up iranian refineries ...
I am not sure I understand your objection.
Did they actually hit anything?
They were remarkably inept in Gulf War I!
Why is this new news?
Way back a year or two ago I read an interesting article about someone who ran a computer program on the likelihood of who the targets would be if Iran got the bomb. Surprisingly Israel was second it was Saudi Arabia which came up high as the potential targets.
It’s hard to understand as a westerner, but that schism in Islam between Sunni and Shia runs deep.
Patiently waiting for their volunteer ground troops.
“Why is this new news?”
Well this is Saudi Arabia and their March attack was revealed today.
The old attack you reference (on the Lavan oil refinery) was UAE.
I have been unable to locate what they attacked.
My assumption is that it was an economic target, probably:
March 18: Strikes reported on the South Pars processing area/Asaluyeh; international concern over damage to the shared South Pars field and energy-security implications.
March 24: Iranian state media and foreign outlets reported strikes hitting gas facilities, a gas pressure regulation station in Isfahan and a pipeline near Khorramshahr; officials described only partial damage.
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