The US has partially transferred anti-drone equipment from Ukraine to the Middle East.
This was stated by Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Fox News, reports Censor.NET.
“I was on Capitol Hill all week for hearings. And one of the questions that was asked was, have you moved some of your counter-drone assets from Ukraine to the Middle East? To which I said, ‘yes, we have,'” the head of the US defense department said.
He also added that the US is using all available resources to protect its people in the region.
Recall that earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an interview with ABC News , stated that the United States had moved 20,000 air defense missiles to the Middle East, which were intended for Ukraine.
Israeli strikes on Iran
As a reminder, on the night of June 13, Israel launched a series of strikes on Iranian targets. There were explosions in Tehran, and air defenses were deployed.
Israel dubbed the operation “Lion Nation,” in which Israeli aircraft attacked dozens of targets in Iran related to the nuclear program and other military facilities.
After that, Israel declared a state of emergency in the country due to the threat of retaliatory strikes by Tehran.
Donald Trump said that the US would defend itself and Israel in the event of a response from Iran.
It is known that Israel destroyed an important Iranian nuclear facility .
Axios reported that Israel had been preparing for the attack on Iran , which it carried out on the night of June 13, for eight months. The preparations were carried out in complete secrecy.
Israeli media reported that senior Iranian official Amir-Ali Hajizadeh was killed in Israeli airstrikes on a command center on the night of June 13.
Later, on the evening of June 13, Israel launched two strikes on Iran’s underground uranium enrichment plant at Fordow. The IDF also may have attacked one of the residences of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Later, on the evening of June 13, Israel launched two strikes on Iran’s underground uranium enrichment plant at Fordow. The IDF also may have attacked one of the residences of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Iran’s retaliatory strikes
Recall that Iran attacked Israel with dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles in response to airstrikes on the night of June 13. Explosions were heard in Tel Aviv.
Initially, 35 people were reported injured. As of the morning of June 14, at least two people were killed and more than 50 injured in the overnight attack on Israel.
Author: Olga Gergelyuk Джерело: https://censor.net/ua/n3557936
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