Today: Friday, 27 December 2024 year

US fighter jets have arrived in the Middle East.

US fighter jets have arrived in the Middle East.

American F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets have arrived in the Middle East to “strengthen US positions,” the country’s Central Command (CENTCOM) reports.

“F-15E aircraft from the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron arrived in the US Central Command area of ​​responsibility to strengthen US positions and strengthen air operations in the Middle East,” CENTCOM said in the X.

Earlier, the American aircraft carrier Gerald Ford with a strike group arrived in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The White House emphasized that its deployment in the region should deter third parties from expanding escalation around Israel. In addition to the aircraft carrier, the carrier strike group includes a missile cruiser and four destroyers that carry guided missile weapons. Media reported that the United States could send a second aircraft carrier to the Israeli coast.