US EditionU.S. Deploys F-22 Stealth Fighters to Israel Amid Rising Regional Tensions
The U.S. deployed 12 stealth F-22 fighter jets to Israel to signal military readiness amid narrowing diplomatic options with Iran, officials said.
- On Tuesday, twelve U.S. F-22 fighter jets landed at Ovda Airbase in southern Israel after transiting from RAF Lakenheath with aerial refueling support.
- As part of the buildup, the United States military has positioned carrier strike groups, warships, and air assets near Iran, including USS Gerald R. Ford in the eastern Mediterranean, to bolster deterrence as diplomacy narrows.
- Known as a fifth-generation fighter, the F-22 Raptor uses stealth technology for air superiority and also performs ground attack, electronic warfare, and intelligence missions; it has never been exported and has an operational history including a 2014 mission and 2023 shootdown.
- Israeli officials assess a strike is likely unless Iran concedes, while Majid Takht-Ravanchi warns a U.S. strike would be `a real gamble` with severe regional consequences.
- White House officials say a third round of U.S.-Iran talks is scheduled for Thursday in Geneva, while Trump gave Tehran `10 to 15 days` to reach a deal.
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F-22 Raptors land in Israel as region stands on brink of war
The aircraft is primarily designed to penetrate contested airspace and neutralize enemy air defenses in the early stages of potential operations. By World Israel News Staff The United States has deployed a squadron of F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets to Ovda Airbase in southern Israel, a senior official within U.S. Central Command confirmed Monday evening, in what appears to be part of Washington’s expanding military posture across the Middle Ea…
Twelve American fighter jets in southern Israel, two military tanker and cargo planes at Ben Gurion Airport, and the world's largest aircraft carrier has docked at a military base in Greece. Everything points in the same direction - a Trump attack on Iran is imminent. "Iran will under no circumstances ever develop a nuclear weapon," writes the country's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on X.
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