Israeli F-16D fighter jets escort American B-1 bombers through Israeli airspace on June 8, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
On June 8, Israeli F-16D fighter jets escorted two American B-1 bombers as they made their way through Israeli airspace returning from the Persian Gulf, in an apparent message to Iran.
The Israeli Defense Forces said in a statement that the flight took place “as part of the close cooperation with the United States Armed Forces, which is a significant component in maintaining the aerial security of the State of Israel and the Middle East.”
From its side, the U.S. Central Command said that the bomber flight was carried out to build “agility and interoperability” with allies in the Middle East.
B-1 bombers dropped multiple munition types on ranges in Saudi Arabia and Jordan during the flight, according to the command.
A U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancer begins aerial refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 912th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron while conducting a Bomber Task Force mission over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, June 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Emily Farnsworth)
Israeli fighter jets escorted U.S. bombers on joint flights on several occasions in the last two years. Such flights are usually carried out as a warning to Iran, especially when nuclear talks are on halt.
As the last flight was taking place, the White House denied a report that Washington and Tehran were making progress on a new nuclear deal.
The Middle East Eye report said that the U.S. and Iran were moving closer to a deal that would alleviate sanctions on Tehran in return for it limiting its enrichment of uranium and that negotiations have taken place on US soil. In its report, the London-based cited two sources “with direct knowledge of the talks.”
However, a White House National Security Council spokesperson told Reuters that the report is “false and misleading,” adding that “any reports of an interim deal are false.”
Israel remains skeptical of the talks. During a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Israeli Netanyahu reiterated his position that Iran will not stop advancing its nuclear program, even if it agrees to revive the nuclear deal with Washington.
“Israel will not be bound by any deal with Iran and will do everything to defend itself,” Netanyahu said, according to a readout of the call that was held on June 8.
According to the readout, Netanyahu also expressed his appreciation for the military and intelligence cooperation Israel has with the US “which is at an all-time high”.
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usa is set to release $$$ billions of iranian “ frozen money “ as part of the nuc deal.
iran announces successfully launching hypersonic missiles …..
then we get pictures of us bombers with israel’s jet fighters……lol. all hollywood.
15 minute cities next!
le classiche vecchie minacce terroristiche militari contro l” iran fatte da usa.nato e israele ! gli usa vogliono conquistare tutto il mondo libero perciò non vogliono che l” iran sia un paese moderno ,ricco e indipendente fuori dal controllo dittatoriale usa perciò gli usa aiutati dai paesi uk-ue-nato-israele saboteranno sempre l” iran finché avrà non avrà un governo fantoccio filo-usa! ormai i soldi che gli usa hanno rubato al” iran non li vedrà più !
iran should prepare for their discussions with the us by talking to a brick wall and a moron.
b-1’s can barely be called a bomber, they are so susceptible to aaa and sam’s that they fire cruisemissles from hundreds of miles away from the action.
obama helped the muslim brotherhood/erdogan and iran/hezbollah and their hand went stronger in his presidency. trump stopped this and allied with sisi, saudis and uae and to an extent russia in order to be against iran/hezbollah and isis/al qaeda. now the biden administration is doing what john mccain wanted to do and they secretly support groups like hts but on secret and they left afghanistan to radical deobandis.
did you work at such stupidity or were you born with it?
partners in crime.
no…
usa = israeli state in north america
i’m sure the iranians are terrified of us hardware. just look at how well us and european equipment is doing in the ukraine…or rather what’s left of it….
big deal. just send the yanks a pic of an ak and a pair of sandals. they’ll leave
israeli terrorists and their goyim slaves from isramerica
dear americans. i triple dog dare you guys to start a war with iran right now.
the message is “you will have to kill us to stop us from being toxic little dumb c#nts.”
they’re getting the crap kicked out of them in ukraine, so they’re looking for something else to do…
yeah, bomb those fucking mullahs back to the stoneage!!!
izzrail will not survive 10 years after the great flush of the fiat filth ex saudimercan dollah. then who will finance the welfare warfare criminal abomination in apartheid occupied palestine. as for the juice slash ussan fly by…none of these losers will ever dare start a war with iran; never!
ussa = izrahell owned colony in north amerika.
let us know when those “5 dancing i$raelis” that did the u.s.s. liberty, little yellow houses in srebrenica selling human parts, 9/11, and last but not least the ugliest bitch handing out cookies in 2014 are ready to celebrate with the “fini$h line” which should be coming their way sooner than they think!…
l” iran ha fornito alla russia circa 20 mila droni kamikaze che hanno raso al suolo mezza ucraina anche se possiede una enorme difesa antiaerea ! ogni drone iraniano chiavi in mano costa solo 20 mila euro trasporta 20-50 kg di esplosivo o di materiale incendiario e ha un errore di tiro di circa soli 10 metri ! liberandosi dei vecchi droni ormai sorpassati l” iran ha fatto soldi e pubblicità alle sue armi moderne e le migliora grazie al” ucraina !