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Additional squadron of US F-15E fighter jets said en route to Israel ahead of expected Iran attack
November 7, 2024

The United States is continuing to send forces to the Middle East ahead of an expected Iranian attack on Israel, with flight tracking sites showing American F-15E aircraft en route to Jordan. According to Haaretz, at least 12 of the jets are on their way to the region, joining the fighter planes already deployed. There is no formal announcement from the US military. Iranian leaders have warned they will mete out a “punishing” reprisal attack against Israel for a series of retaliatory sorties on October 26 — themselves a reaction to a massive Iranian ballistic missile attack on October 1 — that Jerusalem says knocked out the Islamic Republic’s air defenses and missile production capabilities. READ MORE