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A Pentagon official said the United States will send F-16 fighter jets to the Perry Gulf region over the weekend to reinforce A-10 strike planes that have been patrolling there for more than a week since Iran tried to seize two oil tankers.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the F-16s would provide air cover for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz and demonstrate the US military presence in the region to deter Iran from similar actions.
The US Navy has indicated that in both cases the Iranian warships retreated when the US squadron’s minecraft “McFaul” approached the scene.
The official also said that the United States is considering military options that exist to reduce the increasingly aggressive behavior of Russian warplanes in Syrian airspace, which complicates the fight against the terrorist group “Islamic State”.
The official declined to elaborate on existing military options, but stressed that the United States would continue to fly over western Syria to carry out anti-Islamic State missions.
2023-07-15 17:21:00
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