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Merge proposal

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Since this article was (bizarrely) changed from being about the conflict as a whole to being about a "prelude" to the conflict, I'm not really sure what the point is in this existing as a standalone article any more. It seems like it's largely original research/synthesis of a lot of different topics, and that the information covered would best fit in 2026 Iran conflict, 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations, and 2026 United States military buildup in the Middle East. There are no sources discussing a "prelude" as a distinct topic. Chessrat (talk, contributions) 17:16, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

There's also discussion about reworking the background section in the main article. If it's merged there, it'll probably end up removed anyway. The final approach is likely going to be a few paragraphs of background total with links to other articles like the ones you linked. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 03:59, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment It was never about the war, it was about the about the wider conflict (negotiations & military buildup) Braganza (talk) 21:58, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Prelude to the Twelve-Day War was originally an article named Background to the Iran-Israel war, . When the article about the strikes (2026 Israeli-United States strikes on Iran) was renamed to 2026 Iran conflict, #Requested move 28 February 2026 noticed the crisis article should coexist as a subtopic instead (when it was the broad article). It may require WP:HISTMERGE now. It was closed in Talk:Twelve-Day War § Merge proposal as merge. Abesca (talk) 22:25, 12 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I would oppose and rather suggest that we merge 2026 United States military buildup in the Middle East into this article. This would follow the path of Prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Shaan SenguptaTalk 09:07, 14 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
While every merge should be handled on a case-by-case basis, note that Prelude to the Twelve-Day War, the equivalent article for the previous conflict, has reached consensus to merge for similar reasons. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 23:49, 18 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose – while the reasons given for the merge do seem to be valid reasons to me; this is still going to be an oppose for one reason. The main article is already tagged as being too large (over 15,000 words). Therefore, it's still an oppose, even though a weak one. Hurricane Clyde 🌀my talk page! 00:38, 3 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Merging with the main article would only make it more difficult to navigate, and in my opinion would be counterproductive. Hurricane Clyde 🌀my talk page! 00:40, 3 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. The merged article is already impossibly long. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lfstevens (talkcontribs) 17:35, 15 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected change request

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in the "Iran build up" section, on the last paragraph of "Military and movements" sub-section; please change "CM-302 anti-cruise missiles" to "CM-302 anti-ship cruise missiles" Batavian016 (talk) 11:48, 19 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 Done I changed into anti-ship missile though, per: this article. Thank you for being observant! Lova Falk (talk) 07:37, 12 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 15 April 2026 - Include the Feb 11th White House Meeting with Netanyahu

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On February 11th, Israeli Prime Minister pitched a plan to US President Trump to assassinate Iran's top leaders in the expectation of producing favorable regime change. Despite skepticism from senior cabinet officials, including an intelligence assesment that the plan was "farcical", Trump approved of the plan on February 26th. [1] ~2026-23119-68 (talk) 19:01, 15 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Could you please specify where in the article this should be added? Day Creature (talk) 19:17, 15 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]