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:::Comment 1: Given the Islamic Republic atrocious behavior for so long, I was surprised hearing a anyone in our government claiming Iranian blockade was unexpected..Comment 2: the Saudis got upset for not consulting ahead of op.. .[[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 18:27, May 7, 2026 (EDT)
:::Comment 1: Given the Islamic Republic atrocious behavior for so long, I was surprised hearing a anyone in our government claiming Iranian blockade was unexpected..Comment 2: the Saudis got upset for not consulting ahead of op.. .[[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 18:27, May 7, 2026 (EDT)
::::It doesn't matter to the Saudis anymore. They are willing accept payment in [[yuan]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 19:58, May 7, 2026 (EDT)
::::It doesn't matter to the Saudis anymore. They are willing accept payment in [[yuan]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 19:58, May 7, 2026 (EDT)
::::[[David T. Pyne]]:
{{quotebox-float|US Gulf allies reacted angrily with both [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Kuwait]] suspending US military access to their bases, airspace, and overflight rights in furtherance of ‘Project Freedom’ due to the fact they feared they would incur military retaliation by the new regional [[hegemon]] of the [[Persian Gulf]] which is the [[Islamic Republic of Iran]]. This forced [[President Trump]] to suspend ‘Project Freedom’ just one day after it had begun and mere hours after [[Hegseth]] and [[Rubio]] were pushed out by the administration to hype up its supposed success. Saudi Crown Prince [[Mohammed bin Salman]] blocked the US from flying aircraft out of Prince Sultan Airbase or through Saudi airspace, completely grounding the operation. Bin Salman was “furious” after Trump announced Project Freedom on [[Truth Social]] without notifying them. [[Qatar]] and [[Oman]] were also blindsided, with Trump only contacting them after the operation began. A direct call between Trump and the Crown Prince failed to resolve the situation. Trump may have also suspended out of concern that Iran could resume its [[drone]] and [[missile]] strikes on [[US Navy]] destroyers that could cause dozens if not hundreds of casualties to US military personnel.
The loss of the use of our Saudi and Kuwaiti air bases on Tuesday essentially eliminated the [[US]] [[air defense]] umbrella protecting ships transiting the Strait forcing Trump to cancel Project Freedom after just one day in yet another major humiliation for President Trump and the US. Trump decided to invent the [[fake news]] story that he was suspending the operation because the US and Iran were making great progress in [[negotiation]]s when in fact, we have made no progress in negotiations since Trump abandoned peace talks on April 11th and refused to restart them. [[Fox News]] host and Trump [[sycophant]] [[Jesse Walters]] was caught by surprise starting his show by claiming Project Freedom would bring us victory in Trump’s war over Iran an hour and a half after Trump posted on Truth Social that he had cancelled the operation. Watters then claimed it must have been so successful that it forced Iran to capitulate to US maximalist peace terms after a single day.
Thus, Iran has largely succeeded in their objective to eject the US military from the Gulf region and its likely that its dominance over the US in the region will end up being permanent underscoring the scale of [[America]]’s [[strategic defeat[[ in Trump’s foolish war against Iran. [https://dpyne.substack.com/p/us-resumes-bombing-strikes-on-iran]}}