The U.S. has sent some of the fighter jets to the Middle East to warn Iran. These include “B-52 strategic bombers from U.S. Air Force Base Minot (North Dakota) under the responsibility of CentcomAccording to a brief message on social networking sites, “Centcom is the central command of the U.S. armed forces in the Middle East.

On Friday evening, the Pentagon had announced upcoming military deployments in the region, in the run-up to the “coming months“in view of the “defense of Israel“and as a warning to Teheran, the Hebrew state’s sworn enemy and Washington’s bête noire.

The US Defense Department’s warning

“If Iran, its partners or affiliated groups take advantage of this moment to target U.S. personnel or interests in the region, the United States will take all necessary steps to defend itself.“the Defense Department warned.

Ballistic missile defenses, fighter jets, B-52 bombers and other types of military aircraft are planned.

Israel, whose staunch allies are the United States, has been at war with the Palestinian Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, and is battling the Lebanese Hezbollah on its northern border, both groups backed by Iran.

For the first time, Iran and Israel, sworn enemies, openly exchanged direct fire, with the Israeli air force raiding military targets in Iran on October 26, in retaliation for a salvo of some 200 missiles fired by Teheran at Israel on October 1.