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At least 15 US Air Force aircraft retreated from the United Kingdom between November 9-10, citing concerns of a potential Iranian attack according to the Wall Street Journal and BBC.
The aircraft include three military transport and cargo aircraft and 12 refueling aircraft, which allow for increased duration and range of aerial combat operations.
This adds to the dozen heavy bombers the US Air Force pulled from a different UK airbase last month out of fear of an Iranian drone attack.
Both bases have been used by the US in its war of aggression against Iran.
The US has been carrying out sporadic airstrikes on Iranian positions in the Strait of Hormuz over the past few weeks in addition to its naval blockade and starvation sanctions.
While Trump repeatedly threatened to carry out massive attacks against Iran following the midterms, he and others in his cabinet have since suggested that the war is over and renewed attacks are “highly unlikely,” a claim Trump has repeatedly made before.
Iran continues to defend its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as part of its war of national resistance. On November 10, Iranian forces blew up three oil tankers after they attempted to bypass the blockade, according to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corp (IRGC) Navy.
A record number of ships were attacked by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz in October since the start of the war, with at least 28 confirmed attacks according to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
According to the Financial Times, Iranian ships have recently been standing over undersea communication cables in the Gulf of Oman after Iranian officials threatened to expand the scope of their attacks and destroy the cables if the US were to renew its invasion.
On November 10, Iran unveiled a new underground missile complex. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said at the unveiling, “This time, the geography of the war will be determined by the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
Iran maintains it will not end the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz until its demands are met, which include the US lifting sanctions, unfreezing stolen Iranian assets, ending aggression against the people of the region, and paying war damages.
Image: A B-1B bomber. Credit: Retrieved from National Archives Catalog.
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