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BumRushDaShow

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10. "Not exactly. He has ordered a massive NAVAL build near Iran."
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 07:59 PM
16 hrs ago

I did actually spot the below article from Reuters about an hour ago though -


Satellite images show more aircraft at Saudi airbase used by US forces

By Catherine Cartier, Eleanor Whalley and Maria Laguna
February 27, 2026 12:10 PM EST Updated 3 hours ago


A combination picture of satellite images show planes at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia on February 17, 2026 (left), and on February 21, 2026 (right). 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights


Feb 27 (Reuters) - Satellite images showed a rise in the number of military support aircraft including refuelling tankers at a Saudi airbase used by the U.S. military during a four-day period in February, as Washington built forces in the region amid tensions with Iran.

Saudi Arabia, a longstanding U.S. ally, told Iran last month it would not allow its airspace or territory to be used for military actions against Tehran, which held indirect negotiations with Washington on Thursday over its nuclear programme.

In a high-resolution satellite image taken on February 21, at least 43 aircraft were visible at Saudi Arabia's Prince Sultan Airbase - which has hosted U.S. forces for decades - compared with 27 aircraft visible in a February 17 image.

The number dropped to 38 in a February 25 image.

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I expect they have stuff in Kuwait.

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