US sending F-35s and more F-16s to Middle East in a message to Iran: Pentagon

The US military also deployed a guided-missile destroyer to the Middle East over the weekend in response to Iranian attempts to seize oil tankers increased in recent weeks.

By Joseph Haboush
Al Arabiya
July 17, 2023

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