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Over 80 US Aerial Refueling Aircraft Deployed to Israel Before Strike Window

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Over 80 US Aerial Refueling Aircraft Deployed to Israel Before Strike Window

✈️ ISRAEL — 80 refueling tankers don't deploy for deterrence. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: KC-135s in Israel extend strike range to every Iranian site without Gulf state basing. At 80+ airframes, this is the refueling architecture for sustained multi-wave operations — not a single night raid. Gulf partners keep clean hands. Tehran's air defense planners now know the attack profile: long-range, high sortie rate, no warning from regional bases.

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