US transfers fighter jets to Qatar in move to prevent Iran escalation - WSJ

According to the report, repositioning forces will allow the US to avoid restrictions on conducting airstrikes from an air base used by the US in the United Arab Emirates.

Maintainers and senior leaderships from the 1st Fighter Wing salute F-22 Raptors from the 1st Fighter Wing, 27th Fighter Squadron as it taxis to take-off during a deployment to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, U.S

(photo credit: Kaylee Dubois/U.S. Air Force/Handout via REUTERS)

ByMAARIV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

MAY 3, 2024 09:38

Updated: MAY 3, 2024 09:39

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