US builds up major airpower near Iran, report indicates potential multiday strike

(Al Arabiya) Satellite images show a rapid increase of US military planes in bases across Europe and the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. Citing flight tracking data and satellite imagery, the publication said, “the US military has rapidly increased its presence near Iran, shifting more than 150 aircraft to bases in Europe and the Middle East since a second round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran ended without a breakthrough on February 17.”. According to the report, the current presence of US military forces in the region “is among the largest” since before the Iraq war, more than two decades ago. – US builds up major airpower near Iran, report indicates potential multiday strike