Six additional US aerial refueling aircraft are expected to head to Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv as part of a broad US military buildup in the Middle East after the destruction of previous assets by Iran, the Times of Israel reported Thursday, Anadolu reports.
Five American KC-46 refueling planes will depart from Portsmouth International Airport in New Hampshire, and a sixth tanker will depart from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina. All are scheduled to land at Ben Gurion Airport.
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The report added that several US refueling and cargo aircraft were spotted at the same airport earlier this week, along with the arrival of 11 F-22 stealth fighter jets at Ovda Air Base in southern Israel, accompanied by logistical support aircraft and aircrews.
In recent weeks, dozens of US fighter jets—including F-35’s, F-22’s, F-15’s, and F-16’s—have been spotted heading to the Middle East, alongside dozens of refueling planes and hundreds of military cargo flights, according to the report.
The developments come as indirect negotiations between the US and Iran continue, amid Israeli media assessments that Washington could carry out a strike against Tehran, though no official military decision has been announced by US authorities.
In recent weeks, the USA has replaced its military presence in the region and signaled the possibility of military action to pressure Iran to abandon its nuclear and missile programs and curb its regional allies.
Tehran has accused Washington and Israel of fabricating pretexts for intervention and regime change and has warned it would respond to any military attack, even if limited, while insisting that sanctions relief must accompany any restrictions on its nuclear program.
A Defense Ministry’s spokesperson said most of Iran’s missile capabilities have been unused on the Persian war with the Zionist USA and Israel, Tasnim News reported Saturday.
Gen. Reza Talaei-Nik said Iran’s significant portion of the missile capabilities remains unused, according to the report by the semi-official news agency. Arguing that Iranian forces maintained the upper hand throughout the conflict.
Our forces maintained complete air superiority over the occupied territories of the Zionist (Israeli) territory, and a portion of our missile capabilities were utilized during the 40-day war.
Regarding naval confrontations, he claimed that hostile warships repeatedly retreated hundreds of kilometers from the Sea of Oman, rattling global energy markets and raising fears of prolonged economic damage.
Middle East Monitor / ABC Flash Point News 2026.
The large military planes in the article are among the same types landing daily at Prestwick airport in western Scotland both to help Israel and to help the USA in its war with Iran.
Forget the gimmick about “Glasgow ” Prestwick Airport –its not ! its 40 miles from Glasgow it cons any Americans coming to Scotland – insist on arriving at GLASGOW airport which actually is in the Glasgow area .
The Scottish government has no say in those planes arriving Westminster controls them its not a devolved issue .
The same issues here at Curacao, where an US Air-Force base (FOL = Forward Operating Logistics) was established to attack Venezuela, while the Dutch military units are training with the Americans to exchange urban warfare tactics in order to start mass controlling the local (by design) impoverished population.
It seems Curacao and Scotland have at least two things in common –lack of full control of their country due to limited Laws of control and both should fight for full Independence .
Yes their could be short term suffering but long term large financial benefits due to choosing who to trade with and ask for help from in legitimately increasing the GDP of that country.
The Netherlands has a law that obligates the government in The Hague to cover independence costs for ten years during the hand over and must leave the ex-colony behind in good order. However, the Dutch have a agreement with Caracas to return the ABC islands to Venezuela if they want to become independent. So this catch-22 construction leaves Curacao with no option to rule for itself. But a UN law has stated that all countries, nations or islands must be decolonized by 2030. That is why Dutch, Turkish or American NGO’s and corporations (*tourism industry) are privatizing the island so… Read more »
This was tried in Scotland where the Scottish Highlands were mostly owned by absentee owners and used for Grouse shooting . The Scottish government brought out laws to allow the public access to the lands and gave protection to the small farmers who leased parts of the land so that they could not be thrown off it and gave them the option of buying that land . It was called “The Crofters Act” ,”Crofter ” being a Scottish name for a small farmer. Some of those absentee landlords found they were not making enough profit and wanted to sell the… Read more »
Between legal or illegal is a fine line, thanks for the insight info, maybe a good suggestion for us here to implement some kind of rule that protect us against further privatization.