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U.S. Deploys at Least 28 Air Force Tankers Across Atlantic as Fears Grow of Full-Scale Israel-Iran War: Report

  • More than twenty U.S. Air Force aerial refueling aircraft, including KC-135R and KC-46A models, departed from American bases on Sunday, heading east amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran.
  • The deployment followed increasing tensions after Israeli forces bombed Iranian state media on Monday, prompting Iran to launch missile attacks killing at least 24 Israeli civilians.
  • The U.S. has nearly 40,000 troops in the Middle East including air defense, fighter aircraft, and warships, while Britain sent fighter jets to protect its personnel in the region.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu stated that Israel will persist with its airstrikes on Iran and characterized Tehran's negotiation efforts as deceptive attempts to mislead and manipulate the United States.
  • This mass tanker deployment suggests possible preparatory shifts in U.S. support for Israel, while President Trump stated "it's possible we could get involved" though the U.S. was not currently engaged.
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A major deployment of U.S. bombers and tankers has in recent hours reached joint military bases in Spain and others located in Europe, as part of the Trump administration’s military reinforcement in the face of the escalation between Israel and Iran. According to flight tracking data and military sources, at least 30 KC-135 and KC-46 aircraft departed from bases in the United States and landed at sites considered strategic of the continent, incl…

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Dozens of KC-135R/T and KC-46A tankers of the U.S. Air Force have started from the American bases, in what some observers define without means a prepositioning of war.

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militarywatchmagazine.com broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Monday, June 16, 2025.
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