'Unprecedented Mass Deployment' of Warplanes Across Atlantic Fuels Fears of US War on Iran | Common Dreams
'Unprecedented Mass Deployment' of Warplanes Across Atlantic Fuels Fears of US War on Iran | Common Dreams
"You don't spin up this kind of skyward muscle just to flex," said one observer.
Brett Wilkins Jun 16, 2025
Flight-tracking websites showed dozens of Air Force aerial refueling planes departing from military bases in the United States and heading to Europe on Sunday, fueling speculation of direct U.S. involvement in the widening Israeli-Iranian war.
Military-focused news sites reported that around 30 U.S. Air Force KC-135R and KC-46A tankers were identified by flight-tracking software in what The Times of Israelcalled an "unprecedented mass deployment" to Europe.
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If anyone has good reasons to think otherwise, my anxiety needs something to believe in rn
Surprise attack on Ukraine?
you are making it worse somehow (But I did laugh at the absurdity of it all, so thank you)
Lol same reaction. I don't think it's too absurd, sadly 😔
Chuckle... Oh shit!
Realistically it would be a normal thing to build up forces in the area to monitor and contain the conflict in case of further escalation by either party. Especially with Iranian proxy liable to strike at international shipping in the red sea and straight of Hormuz.
So this could just be a nothing burger. I hope.
Edit: okay yeah. No. 🍊 Is absolutely involving the military in there.
That doesn't' really seem plausible based on the scale of the deployment.
Well, you're dependent on tramp's judgement at this point (panik)...on the one hand his caveman brain knows "oil price spike bad" and he can say no to bibi (kalm)...but he's an idiot and easy to manipulate, so maybe he'll fuck that up too (panik).
Oil price spike is actually very profitable for oil company and bad for not oil company