MOSCOW, February 19. /TASS/. The United States is deploying the largest aviation group to the Middle East since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, The Wall Street Journal reports.
N12 TV channel said Israel is preparing on a large scale not to be caught off guard by the US strike on Iran.
TASS has compiled the key facts about escalation in the Middle East.
- The United States does not have enough air defense systems in the Middle East in case it decides on a large-scale military operation against Iran, NBC News reported, citing sources.
- According to them, the Pentagon is increasing its military presence in the region by sending additional ships, air defense systems and submarines.
