Analysis by the flight tracking application Flightradar24 found that on July 8, there was an extraordinary increase in the number of US military aircraft in the air in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf.
Most of the aircraft observed in the air were military Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker tankers, which can carry around 90 tons of fuel and around 37 tons of cargo.
It was observed that there were 4 Stratotankers in the Eastern Mediterranean, 1 Stratotanker over Israel, 5 Stratotankers and 2 refueling and strategic military transport aircraft “Boeing KC-46 Pegasus” in the Persian Gulf.
In addition, US Army military transport aircraft were spotted over Europe.
CENTCOM announced that airstrikes were carried out on more than 80 points.
It was reported that at least three merchant vessels, including Qatari and Saudi Arabian tankers, were hit by unidentified bullets and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the Strait of Hormuz on July 7.
In response to these attacks, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it had carried out airstrikes on more than 80 points in Iran, targeting some radar systems, missile batteries and more than 60 small boats of the Revolutionary Guard.
US President Donald Trump said in his statement after the 36th NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government in Ankara today: “We will most likely hit Iran very hard tonight.” He used the expression.
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