๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท The U.S. force buildup around Iran is much bigger than most realize.
Midnight Hammer was a quick 2-hour strike: stealth bombers, deep-penetration bombs, and cruise missiles.
Now the setup is different.
The USS Abraham Lincoln is already in position with advanced F-35 jets aboard. The USS Gerald R. Ford is heading from the Caribbean to the Mediterranean.
That's 2 full aircraft carrier groups, missile-loaded destroyers, and a submarine packed with cruise missiles in the area.
The real plan: ongoing air strikes supported by specialized F-16s to take out enemy air defenses, F-22 stealth fighters for air control, and F-15E squadrons adding firepower.
Fuel routes are adjusted, refueling planes are relocating, supplies are moving, missile defense systems are shifting, and support ops are ramping up past a single-night hit.
If it escalates, targets expand from nuclear facilities to air defenses, command centers, and key infrastructure.
Diplomacy may still happen. But the forces?
Already in place.
Source: Reuters, NYT, CNN
๐ฎ๐ท Protests are kicking off again in Iran, and this could set the stage for U.S. military action soon
The U.S. is ready, and the people are rising again, the worse combo for the regime