US Sending Destroyer, F-35s, F-16s to Protect Merchant Ships in Middle East After 'Alarming' Actions by Iran, Pentagon Says - The Aviation Geek Club

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : While the senior U.S. defense official said they didn't anticipate Tehran would seek to challenge the U.S. in the skies, the F-35s would be well suited to respond.
47% : Iran has fighter aircraft such as American-made F-4 Phantoms and surface-to-air missiles along its coast that can reach out over the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran previously downed a US RQ-4 drone in 2019.
46% : The US dispatched F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighters and F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters to supplement forces already in US Central Command: to deter Iran, the US has A-10s patrolling the skies in the area, in addition to P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.
46% : The US dispatched F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighters and F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters to supplement forces already in US Central Command: to deter Iran, the US has A-10s patrolling the skies in the area, in addition to P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.
45% : "We call upon Iran to immediately cease these destabilizing actions that threaten the free flow of commerce through this strategic waterway, of which the world depends on for more than 1/5 of the world's oil supply," Singh said.
31% : According to Centcom, Iran has attacked or seized about 20 merchant vessels since 2021.

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