New York Times - Middle East
U.S. Poised to Send More Combat Aircraft to Middle East, Officials Say
Politics
The U.S. plans to send more combat aircraft to the Middle East in response to threats from Iran and its proxies to attack Israel, following Ismail Haniyeh's death. U.S. forces are increasing combat readiness and protecting troops/allies against Iran and Iran-backed militia groups. U.S. Air Force jets based in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, along with French, Jordanian and British fighters, shot down over 80 drones in a previous 300-drone-and-missile Iranian attack on Israel, where only a handful got..
