JAKARTA - A dozen fighter jets belonging to the United States Navy (US) were deployed to US military bases in the Middle East. This Pentagon effort is to help Israel from potential Iranian attacks.
This was disclosed by US officials reported by AP via Arab News, Wednesday, August 7.
He said the F/A-18 aircraft and the unnamed Hawkeye E-2D reconnaissance aircraft were flown from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in Oman Bay and arrived at a US base in the Middle East whose points were kept secret.
Earlier, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered increased US military force in the Middle East.
The mobilization of military forces follows concerns about Iran's attack on Israel following the killing of senior Hezbollah commander Mohammed Naame Nasser in Lebanon andHamaspolitical leader Ismail Haniyehin Iran. Both were killed by Israel in missile attacks.
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The deployment of this AL fighter jet is temporary considering the US Air Force (AU) has flown a squadron of F-22 fighter jets from bases in Alaska to the same location.
The US official added that about a dozen F-22s are expected to arrive in the Middle East in the coming days.
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