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Brett Wilkins Jun 16, 2025

Flight-tracking websites showed dozens of Air Force aerial refueling planes departing from military bases in the United States and heading to Europe on Sunday, fueling speculation of direct U.S. involvement in the widening Israeli-Iranian war.

Military-focused news sites reported that around 30 U.S. Air Force KC-135R and KC-46A tankers were identified by flight-tracking software in what The Times of Israelcalled an "unprecedented mass deployment" to Europe.

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[-] brachiosaurus@mander.xyz 4 points 1 month ago
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[-] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

So NOW they want to have bases in Europe?

[-] Jhex@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

worry not. remember this is TACO Don... he'll chicken out again

[-] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

He also said if he was president there'd be no more wars, so this obviously totally super duperly cannot happen.

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[-] kreskin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

He openly calls service members suckers and losers. I dont know that he much cares whats done with them.

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[-] graycube@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

This will drive oil prices up.

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