A US 'air bridge' from US bases to the Middle East have put Iran on short notice as nuclear talks stall. In what analysts described as a "digital trail" stretching across continents, American military aircraft could be seen moving steadily eastwards as a potential nuclear agreement with Iran remains unresolved. Flight tracking visuals showed aircraft lifting off from the US and Europe in quick succession. Fighter jets, refuelling tankers and heavy transport planes appear in clusters, with their routes forming what is being called as a digital "air bridge" across the Atlantic, Europe and Mediterranean, before heading towards the region.
Among the warplanes deployed are F-16 Fighting Falcons, operating out of Germany's Spangdahlem Air Base, Italy's Aviano Air Base and, South Carolina's McEntire Joint National Guard Base, according to Air And Space Forces. F-15E Strike Eagles arise from the UK's RAF Lakenheath and F-22 Raptors from Virginia's Joint Base Langley-Eustis have also shifted position.
Support assets include patrol planes, reconnaissance aircraft, aerial refuelling tankers, airborne command and control aircraft and electronic warfare planes. RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft and P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol planes are part of the flow. Certain RC-135s have repositioned to Crete, while others are flying in from Florida.
The naval buildup is being expanded too. As per a report by HaAretz, the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group is currently deployed in the Arabian Sea, operating with F-35C and EA-18 jets, while the USS Gerald R Ford, after operations in the Caribbean, is heading toward the Eastern Mediterranean with its air wing.
US President Donald Trump has pushed for a fresh agreement with Iran that would bar uranium enrichment. Iran, however, maintains that discussions are ongoing but no final understanding has been reached.
Washington has indicated that contingency plans are being readied for possible limited strikes - including against Iranian security sites or senior figures - which could then be broadened into wider strikes. Iran has warned that any attack will trigger retaliation.
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