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24.04.26 - 00:42
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Air Force Extends Use Of Iran Attack Plane A-10 ′Warthog′ To 2030 (ZeroHedge)
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Air Force Extends Use Of Iran Attack Plane A-10 'Warthog' To 2030
Authored by Victoria Friedman via The Epoch Times,
The U.S. Air Force said on April 20 that it would extend the life of the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft—commonly referred to as the “Warthog”—for another four years beyond its previously stated retirement deadline of 2026.
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink wrote on X that following consultation with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the Air Force “will EXTEND the A-10 'Warthog' platform to 2030,” adding that this decision “preserves combat power as the Defense Industrial Base works to increase combat aircraft production.”
The A-10 is being deployed in operations in Iran, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which said in a March 25 post on X that it had been used to strike Iranian naval vessels during Operation Epic Fury.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine previously revealed at a March 19 Pentagon news conference that the craft wa...
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23.04.26 - 22:51
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Israel Waiting For US Greenlight To Renew Iran War: New ′Targets Marked′, Says Katz (ZeroHedge)
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Israel Waiting For US Greenlight To Renew Iran War: New 'Targets Marked', Says Katz
It should come as no surprise that the Netanyahu government is not happy with this current lull in the Iran war, as Trump's initially declared 3-5 day ceasefire extension has become more of an indefinite truce, with the Hormuz Strait blockade still on.
Israel is now preparing for the possibility of a return to fighting, the country's media is on Thursday reporting. Israel's leadership has consistently stated that it wants to see regime change or else total government and societal collapse, saying that only then would Iran never more be a 'threat to Israel.
Fresh remarks by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz have made clear that "Israel is prepared to renew the war against Iran. The IDF is prepared for both defense and offense, and the targets are marked."
But tellingly, he admitted a big obstacle stands in the way before the go ahead for a renewed bombing campaign can be given.
"We are w...
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23.04.26 - 22:01
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US-Militär: Dritter Flugzeugträger in Richtung Iran verlegt (DPA-AFX)
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WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Der Flugzeugträger "USS George H.W. Bush" ist im Bereich des für den Nahen Osten zuständigen US-Kommandos (Centcom) angekommen. Er befinde sich im Indischen Ozean, teilte das Regionalkommando auf der Plattform X mit. Während die ......
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23.04.26 - 21:57
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Papst fordert USA und Iran zu Gesprächen auf (DPA-AFX)
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ROM (dpa-AFX) - Papst Leo XIV. hat die USA und den Iran zur Rückkehr an den Verhandlungstisch aufgefordert. Auf dem Rückflug von einer Afrika-Reise mahnte das Oberhaupt der katholischen Kirche eine neue "Kultur des Friedens" an, um Konflikte ohne militärische ......
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