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Will yesterday’s Iran drone shootdown lead to war? Here’s what to know
On Tuesday, the US Navy shot down an Iranian drone allegedly on its way to attack the USS Abraham Lincoln—but neither America nor Iran has called for further hostility since.
The US Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its escort ships have been moved toward the Middle East in response to rising tensions with Tehran, underlining the classic contest between an “armada” that projects conventional power and a “swarm” of lower-cost asymmetric options Iran favours.
Technical personnel from MizarVision assessed that satellite imagery taken on January 26 shows that the US military's Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait has also strengthened the deployment of air and missile defense weapon systems, including Patriot missile launchers and AN/MPQ-65 radar vehicles.
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Could Iran Defend Itself Against American Airstrikes? Here’s What to Know
Iran simply cannot maintain total control of its airspace during a US incursion—but its legacy air defense systems are still deadly, and could inflict pain on a reckless attacker.
The F-35s that participated in the US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities flew deep into its airspace. The fighter jets escorted the B-2 stealth bombers and were the last to leave Iranian airspace. Commanders involved in Operation Midnight Hammer said the ...
US-Iran tensions escalate as Trump threatens Iran with a "massive Armada," amid a complex history of conflict and diplomacy.
Talk of another US–Iran showdown is no longer confined to whispers in Washington. In recent weeks, a familiar pattern has begun to re-emerge: sharpened rhetoric from the White House, a visible uptick in American military movements across the Middle East,
The Eagle is heading to the frontline.
President Donald Trump announces the US has ordered 25 new B-2 bombers, effectively doubling the stealth fleet amid rising tensions with Iran in the Middle East