Two US officials told Reuters on Wednesday that the US military moved some aircraft and ships from bases in the Middle East may be vulnerable to any possible Iranian attack.
This comes at a time when President Donald Trump keeps the world confused whether the United States will join Israel in bombing Iranian nuclear and missile sites, while the residents of Tehran are displaced from their homes on the seventh day of the start of the air attack.
The two officials, who asked not to be disclosed, said that moving aircraft and ships is part of a plan to protect American forces. The two officials refused to disclose the number of planes and ships that moved and destroyed.
One of the officials said that the American naval ships were transported from a port in Bahrain, where there is the fifth fleet of the American army, while aircraft were transported that were not in shelters fortified from the Al -Kadid Air Force Base in Qatar.
“This is a familiar practice. Priority protection is a priority,” he added.
Reuters was the first to report this week the news of the transportation of a large number of fuel supply aircraft to Europe and other military assets to the Middle East, including deploying more combat aircraft.
Aircraft carrier from the Indian and Hadi area is also heading to the Middle East.
Separately, the American embassy in Qatar issued a warning today, Thursday, which temporarily puts restrictions on the entry of its employees to the Al -Aida air base, calling on American employees and nationals in Qatar to be very careful in light of the combat actions in the Middle East.
The base of many is the largest American military facility in the Middle East.
Israel has been launching an aerial bombardment campaign since last Friday after it said it had concluded that Iran was about to develop a nuclear weapon. Iran denies its endeavor to possess nuclear weapons.
The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said on Wednesday that Iran had informed Washington that it would firmly respond to the United States if it directly participated in the Israeli military campaign.
