America: Amid growing tension with Iran, America is going to deploy fighter aircraft in the Gulf. According to the report of Aljazeera, an American military officer has given information about this. Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon, the official said the US would deploy additional F-16 fighter jets to the Gulf region.
It will start this week. The official told on the condition of anonymity that America’s A-10 fighter aircraft has been monitoring the area for a week. America has told the reason for this action in the Gulf was to save ships from Iran.
There has been a dispute between the US and Iran for several months over the capture of ships in the Gulf of Oman. The official says the F-16 will provide air cover to the ships in the Gulf. The decision will also increase US military presence in the Gulf to challenge Iran.
In fact, the US last week accused Iran of seizing a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman. On Wednesday, the US Navy claimed that it prevented Iran from seizing two commercial oil tankers, the Richmond Voyager. According to Reuters, the US Navy reported that two tankers with the flag of the Bahamas were passing through the Gulf of Oman. Then Iran’s Navy Vessel attacked them.
At the same time, according to Iran, it had received orders from the court to seize the tanker. Iran claimed that a tanker collided with their ship in the Gulf of Oman. Because of this, 5 crew members aboard the ship were injured, after which they were ordered to seize it.