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US Pauses Tanker Withdrawal from Ben Gurion as Iran Escalation Continues

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US Pauses Tanker Withdrawal from Ben Gurion as Iran Escalation Continues

⛽ BEN GURION — Refuelers that started leaving are staying; someone changed the strike calculus. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Aerial refueling aircraft extend strike range deep into Iran — pausing their withdrawal signals CENTCOM is preserving the strike package, not winding it down. Thursday's Trump address now has a visible military posture behind it. The 50,000 displaced passengers are collateral of a war footing Israel's airport never fully exited.

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