US Withdraws Aircraft from All Forward Bases Surrounding Iran
✈️ POSTURE — Washington quietly emptied its frontline air bases around Iran. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Pulling forward aircraft removes the most visible strike trigger just as Monday talks open — but it cuts both ways. Tehran reads it as pressure relief; hardliners call it weakness. It hands Araghchi something to show domestically while cutting Washington's coercive leverage. Repositioned to carriers or B-2s, the threat doesn't disappear — it just goes dark.
