WASHINGTON, February 18. /TASS/. The probability of a US military operation against Iran in the coming weeks stands at 90%, Axios portal reported quoting an unnamed adviser of the American President Donald Trump.
The War Zone portal said the number of US forces deployed to the Middle East is enough for a "major operation" against Iran lasting several weeks together with the Israeli Air Force.
TASS has compiled the key facts about the situation around Iran.
- The US has deployed 50 more F-35, F-22 and F-16 fighter jets to the Middle East in the last 24 hours alone, an Axios story on a possible start of an American operation in Iran in the coming weeks says.
- It says Washington is pulling together more and more forces in the Middle East: two aircraft carrier strike groups, about 12 ships, hundreds of fighters and several missile defense systems.
