The United States and Israel launched aerial strikes on Iran on Feb. 28 and Trump formally notified Congress of the hostilities on March 2, meaning the 60-day window for Congress to make a declaration of war closes Friday.
The military has increased the number of secret fixed-wing attack aircraft and armed MQ-9 Reaper drones, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The move builds upon an earlier ban
Spain’s defense minister says the country has closed its airspace to U.S. planes involved in the Iran war
"Neither the bases are authorized, nor, of course, is the use of Spanish airspace authorized for any actions related to the war in Iran," Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles said
The Iran War entered its eleventh day on Tuesday as President Trump sent contradictory signals about when the American-Israeli military campaign might end. On Monday afternoon, Trump told CBS News that the war “is very complete, pretty much.” But later on Monday evening, Trump said that “we will hit them so hard that it will […] The post Iran War Enters Eleventh Day: ‘Very Complete, Pretty Much’ appeared first on The American Conservative .
The Iran War entered its eleventh day on Tuesday as President Trump sent contradictory signals about when the American-Israeli military campaign might end. On Monday afternoon, Trump told CBS News that the war “is very complete, pretty much.” But later on Monday evening, Trump said that “we will hit them so hard that it will not be possible for them or anybody else helping them to ever recover that section of the world.” He later warned Iran on Truth Social that, if oil does not flow freely through the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. “will make it virtually impossible for Iran to ever be built back, as a Nation, again — Death, Fire, and Fury will reign upon them.” Trump said U.S. forces have carried out 3,000 airstrikes since…Open
The U.S. has moved the USS Abraham Lincoln and several guided missile destroyers into the region, which can be used to launch sea-based attacks.