The US military has deployed their largest fleet of jet fighters in the Middle East since the 2003 Iraq War as President Trump decides whether to attack Iran.
Trump has reportedly been ‘spending a lot of time thinking about’ potential strikes and could decide whether to launch a large-scale military operation by this weekend.
The president was considering multiple options for an attack, with the military buildup signifying that whatever choice he makes could take weeks to execute, according to The Wall Street Journal.
US officials told the Journal that Trump is considering a scheme that would decapitate Tehran’s political and military leaders in an attempt to spur regime change.
Another option would be a more sustained version of the strikes on the Iranian nuclear facility that was supposedly ‘obliterated’ last year.
In the past few days, the US has started sending ultra-modern F-35 and F-22 jet fighters into the region.
Other crafts include F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets, F-15 and F-16 warplanes, and the KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft that are needed to sustain their operations.
On Wednesday, Flightradar24 showed multiple KC-135s flying near or in the Middle East, as well as E3 Sentry airborne warning and control aircraft and cargo planes operating in the region.





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