Washington mobilizes its forces and deploys more than 300 military aircraft to its bases in the Middle East
Amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran, the United States has sent more than 300 fighter jets and military aircraft to US Central Command bases in the Middle East.
According to open-source aviation data on Wednesday, more than 300 US military and fighter jets are deployed in the region, mainly distributed between al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, Muwaffaq al Salti Air Base in Jordan, and Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.
In addition, there are two air wings on the aircraft carriers USS Abraham Lincoln and USS. Gerald R. Ford.
The US arsenal in the region includes a wide range of aircraft, with about 84 F-18E/F, 36 F-15E, 48 F-16C/CG/CM and 42 F-35A/C fighters, accounting for nearly 70% of the total.
The remaining 30% include 18 EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft, 12 A-10C Thunderbolt close air support aircraft, five E-11A battlefield air communications aircraft, six E-3 Sentry (AWACS) early warning and air control aircraft, as well as refueling and special mission aircraft.
The data shows no movement of the B-2 bombers used by the United States in its attacks on Iran in June 2025.
For weeks, the United States, at Israel’s instigation, has been bolstering its military forces in the Middle East, threatening to take military action against Iran to force it to abandon its nuclear and missile programs and its proxies in the region.
Tehran believes that Washington and Israel are creating pretexts for intervention and regime change in it, and it vows to respond to any military attack, even if its limited, while insisting on lifting Western economic sanctions in exchange for imposing restrictions on its nuclear program.
