The latest flurry of U.S. assets heading to the Middle East includes many of the missing capabilities needed for a sustained air campaign.

While we don’t know whether Trump will decide to attack Iran, these are exactly the movements we’ve been expecting, but so far not seeing, in advance of a sustained operation, both defensive and offensive.

  • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
    5·
    15 hours ago

    I think Russia would love a distraction from the embarassing mess their military has become at the frontline.

    • cygnus@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      1 hour ago

      Sacrificing their only remaining ME ally is definitely not worth a transient distraction in the news. Losing Syria was a huge blow for them.