U.S. Fighter Jets Take Off from UK Base
The Royal Air Force Lakenheath station in eastern England saw the departure of at least four F-35 fighter jets early on Wednesday morning. A fuel tanker aircraft also took off with them. This happened amid growing concerns that the United States might get directly involved in the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel.
B-2 Bombers Ready for Deep Strike
There are reports that B-2 Spirit bombers, which are capable of attacking heavily protected underground targets in Iran, have been stationed at a base in the Indian Ocean, about 4,000 km from Iran.
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30 U.S. Military Planes Moved to Europe
In the past three days, around 30 U.S. military aircraft have been moved from the U.S. to bases in Spain, Scotland, and England.
It is still unclear whether these movements are directly related to the Iran-Israel conflict, but the timing has raised questions.
U.S. Might Join Israel in Striking Iran’s Nuclear Sites
The BBC-affiliated CBS News reports that the United States would attack Iran’s nuclear facilities alongside Israel.
Iran and Israel Continue Attacks Against Each Other
Iran Vows No Mercy for Israel
On Wednesday morning, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei made a strong statement on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
He said that Iran will not compromise with the Zionists (referring to Israel) and that no mercy will be shown to them.
This was Khamenei’s first comment after Donald Trump’s recent statements on the issue.
Iran Launches Missile Attacks on Tel Aviv
Early Wednesday, Iran fired multiple missiles at Tel Aviv. According to Iran’s IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps), they used Fattah-1 hypersonic missiles in the attack.
Before launching the attack, they warned residents in Tel Aviv to evacuate the area.
Israel Strikes Back
On Tuesday night, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) claimed that they had carried out airstrikes on several Iranian missile bases.
Source: Samakal
