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Old 15th April 2026 | 19:39
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Lonewolf_50
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OK, I took a look at the deployment to Saudi Arabia from Pakistan:
Originally Posted by The Hindu
A Pakistani military contingent comprising around 13,000 soldiers and 10 to 18 jets has reached Saudi Arabia as part of a joint strategic defence agreement signed last year, the Gulf Kingdom announced on Saturday (April 11, 2026). The military contingent’s deployment to King Abdulaziz Air Base in the Eastern Sector includes fighter jets and support aircraft from the Pakistan Air Force, according to a statement from Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defence.
I'll need to find more info from regional experts to see if this is aimed at Iran, or at most a piece of 'signalling' to Iran.
Gut feeling: since Pakistan has tried to play honest broker in getting a cease fire agreed to between Iran and the US, I don't think that their deployment is directed at Iran.

Hangarless: if that estimate is accurate, the supply/demand case in CONUS is going to feel its impact which may do harm to such public support for the war with Iran as currently exists.
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