This is fixed, at least in 1.8.7:
$ iptables-save
iptables-save v1.8.7 (nf_tables): Could not fetch rule set generation id:
Permission denied (you must be root)
** Changed in: iptables (Ubuntu)
Status: Triaged => Fix Released
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iptables-save fails silently when run as non-root user
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