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TexasTowelie

(127,341 posts)
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 08:44 PM 13 hrs ago

$750M Destroyed: How Russia Assisted Iran's Biggest Strike of the War So Far - William Spaniel



On March 27, Iran conducted its most significant attack of the war so far. The target was a Saudi air base, which held a bunch of expensive aircraft. Preliminary assessments indicate that about $750 million in materiel was destroyed. Today's video looks at exactly what happened, the consequences for the United States' war in Iran, and the likely connection to Russia.

0:00 Introduction
0:40 The Attack on Prince Sultan Air Base
3:12 The Operational Impact on the United States
5:57 The Mistakes the United States Made
8:32 The Russian Link
11:17 The Russian Tanker Headed to Cuba
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$750M Destroyed: How Russia Assisted Iran's Biggest Strike of the War So Far - William Spaniel (Original Post) TexasTowelie 13 hrs ago OP
Have they hit critical Israeli assets as hard? Israel started this. The US is going to bear a disproportionate burden ChicagoTeamster 11 hrs ago #1

ChicagoTeamster

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1. Have they hit critical Israeli assets as hard? Israel started this. The US is going to bear a disproportionate burden
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 09:57 PM
11 hrs ago

Last edited Tue Mar 31, 2026, 11:58 PM - Edit history (1)

Compared to our actions and responsibility in this.

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