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Trump threatens to impose unprecedented sanctions on Iraq

 

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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump threatened on Sunday evening to impose "heavy" sanctions on Iraq if US forces were forced to leave.

However, German Foreign Minister Haikou Maas considered, on Monday, that the threat of sanctions against Iraq was of no use after the threat of the US President. "I don't think convincing Iraq of the threat will work, but with dialogue," Mas told public radio Deutschland Funke.

Trump told reporters on the US Air Force One plane, returning to Washington after a two-week vacation in Florida to impose sanctions on Iraq, Washington's ally, after the Iraqi parliament demanded the exit of US forces from the country.

"We have an air base there that is exceptionally expensive," Trump told reporters. Building them cost billions of dollars long before I came. We will not leave unless they return the cost to us. ”

He added that if Iraq demands the departure of the American forces and this is not done on an amicable basis, "we will impose sanctions on them that they have never seen before." Iran's sanctions next to it will be a small thing.

On Sunday, the Iraqi parliament called on the government to "end the presence of any foreign forces" on its soil by initiating a "cancellation of the request for assistance" submitted to the international community to fight ISIS.

During an emergency session of the parliament, which was transmitted directly via the official channel of the state’s screen, and in the presence of the outgoing Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, the parliamentarians approved the “obligation of the Iraqi government to preserve the sovereignty of Iraq by canceling the request for assistance,” according to what Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi announced in response to the killing of the commander of the Quds Force Iranian Qasim Soleimani and Deputy Chairman of the Popular Mobilization Authority, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, with a US air strike in Baghdad last Friday.

As the US State Department announced that Washington was "disappointed with the action taken in the Iraqi parliament (Sunday)" to begin work to end the US troop presence in Iraq.

In a statement, US State Department spokeswoman, Morgan Ortagos, indicated that her country is waiting for "more clarification about the legal nature" of the decision and hopes that Baghdad will reconsider it.

She continued, "We strongly urge Iraqi leaders to reconsider the importance of the ongoing economic and security relationship between the two countries and the continued existence of the global coalition to defeat ISIS."

"We believe it is in the common interests of the United States and Iraq to continue fighting against ISIS together," she said. This administration remains committed to a sovereign, stable and prosperous Iraq.

And deploy about 5 thousand American soldiers in military bases throughout Iraq within the international coalition under the pretext of fighting the "ISIS".

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Tahrir Square calls on all Iraqis to go down in Friday million to dissolve parliament and bring down the government


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The protesters in Tahrir Square announced through loudspeakers on behalf of all the rebellious governorates in Iraq that they refused to recycle Adel Abdul Mahdi as prime minister.

The protesters called, Monday, January 6, 2020, to a massive millionaire Friday 10/1 and take to the squares in all provinces to demand the overthrow of the government and the dissolution of Parliament, after it became clear to everyone that those who moved it were Iran and their loyalty was not to Iraq.

They asserted that the massive millionaire would force the entire world to stand with the Iraqis before Iran’s tails with every possible force.

These statements came after the demonstrators extracted the tweeters, which were tweeting, in contrast to the direction and desire of the October Revolution in favor of Muqtada al-Sadr's followers.

 

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Iran is using memories of the war against Iraq to mobilize the army and the Pentagon confirms the deployment of nuclear bombers


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Iran began to mobilize the Iranians, its armed forces, and the Revolutionary Guards in response to the assassination of Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani.

As Iranian television broadcast on the evening of Monday January 6, 2020, we applaud the Iran-Iraq war, referring to the state of war that the region might witness after the killing of Soleimani.

 

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عاجل : التلفزيون الإيراني بث قبل قليل نشيد الحرب الإيرانية - العراقية في إشارة إلى حالة الحرب التي قد تشهدها المنطقة بعد مقتل سليماني . هذا النشيد ومترجم إلى اللغة العربية.

Muhammad Majeed Al-Ahwaz ✔ @ MohamadAhwaze Urgent: Iranian television broadcast a short while ago theanthem of the Iran-Iraq war, in reference to the state of war that might be witnessed in the region after the killing of Soleimani. This anthem and translated into Arabic.

 
 
 
 

On the other hand, the American "CNN" network quoted a US Defense Department official as confirming the deployment of the B-52s with huge destructive force in preparation for operations against Iran if an order was issued at any time.

The B-52 is one of the most famous American bombers capable of carrying nuclear bombs with a huge destructive capacity that exceeds what happened in World War II when Hiroshima and Nagasaki were targeted in Japan.

In turn, US Defense Secretary Mark Esber said that his country has no plans to withdraw from Iraq.

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The drums of the war are ringing. 52 American fighters are preparing for 52 Iranian targets, and Washington refuses to enter Zarif

 
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Western media revealed that the American army completed field training for 52 fighters of the American Air Force, which lasted for a full day, under the title "Fighting Force".

The exercises included reassurance of the readiness of 52 advanced F35 military aircraft, as well as the announcement by the Air Force 388 of its readiness to participate in any possible war, in reference to the 52 goals that US President Donald Trump announced targeting in Iran if it targeted American forces.

In turn, the Chairman of the American Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mike Millie, said that the message published about the withdrawal from Iraq was "a draft" and that it was "wrong" and "should not be sent," adding: "No soldier will leave Iraq."

On the other hand and in continuation of the escalation between the two sides, American media said that the United States refused to allow Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif to enter its territories to address the Security Council this week.

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22 minutes ago, DinarThug said:

Tahrir Square calls on all Iraqis to go down in Friday million to dissolve parliament and bring down the government  

 

 

Now that’s what I’m screaming, shut them down, shut them down...get rid of these Iranian puppets. 

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The US State Department: Our forces have made sacrifices in order for Iraq to be stable and in its best interest to remain

 

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US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagos said today, Monday, that American forces have made sacrifices for the sake of a stable Iraq, and it is in Iraq’s interest that our forces remain. "

The Trump administration has supported the protests that have taken place because of Iran's influence in Iraq," Morgan Ortagos said in statements to Al-Arabiya Al-Hadath, noting that "the protesters want to end Iranian influence and we will continue to support the Iraqi people in this." 

Ortagos added, "The American forces made sacrifices in order for Iraq to be stable, and it is in the interest of Iraq that our forces remain and ally with them."

And about the recent decision of the House of Representatives, which voted to remove foreign forces from the country, she said: "We were very disappointed after the vote to remove our forces."

And on the threat of armed factions targeting American forces in Iraq, the State Department spokeswoman stressed that "any attack by armed factions against American interests and forces will be treated as an attack by Iran."

The Iraqi parliament, on Sunday, voted in favor of the government’s obligation to remove foreign forces from the country, cancel the security agreement with the United States, and cancel the request to assist the international coalition led by Washington in combating terrorism.

And US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose sanctions on Baghdad after the parliament voted to remove foreign forces, on condition that Baghdad pays Washington the cost of building its air base.

"If Iraq demands the departure of American forces and this is not done on an amicable basis, we will impose sanctions on them they have never seen before. Iran's sanctions will be a small thing next door," Trump said.

And the region is witnessing an unprecedented tension, after an assassination operation carried out by the United States targeting the commander of the Quds Force in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Qassem Soleimani, and the deputy head of the Popular Mobilization Authority, Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, in an air strike in a plane that dawned last Friday, in the vicinity of Baghdad Airport, to threaten the Iranian government An "overwhelming" cold to avenge Soleimani.

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US President Donald Trump threatened on Sunday evening to impose "heavy" sanctions on Iraq if US forces were forced to leave.

 

Ya, no more Bic shavers for you Iran.  That should show them we mean business this time

 

 

 

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Member of Barzani Party: Shiite parties came to the Americans and the people will burn green and land if sanctions are imposed

 

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On Monday, 2020, a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Imad Bajlan, said that the Shi’ite parties came yesterday and the American forces considered the country as liberating and friendly forces, while he warned that the people would burn green and land if Washington imposed economic sanctions on them.

Imad Bajlan, in an interview with (Baghdad Today)), said, "The state cannot be managed in a way that contradictions and external dictates, since the Shiite parties yesterday brought the American forces and were formed by the Sunnis who refused to participate in the constitution and the political process, and accused them of terrorism and supporters of the previous regime, As American forces are called liberating and friendly forces, what has changed? " 

Baglan added, "The Kurds and the people of Kurdistan are friends of Iran and America, and any reckless decisions and carry external dictates that we cannot tolerate." To please other countries, and that their regions will be the first affected. " 

He continued, "The Kurdistan region is part of Iraq and will be affected by what happens to this country, and the majority must avoid Iraq from disasters and famine. They were blaming Saddam Hussein for having entered Iraq with wars and conflicts, and they are returning the same scene in an issue that we are not a party to."

The member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party pointed out that "the issue of continuing to deal with the United States militarily and economically will be determined in the future, and that America has a great advantage over Iraq. .

On Monday (January 6, 2019), US President Donald Trump threatened to impose sanctions on Baghdad after the Iraqi parliament demanded that US forces leave the country, adding that if his forces left, Baghdad would have to pay Washington the cost of its air base. 

"We have an air base there that is exceptionally expensive," Trump told reporters on the presidential plane. "It took billions of dollars to build it long before I came. We will not leave unless they pay us their costs." 

"If Iraq demands the departure of American forces and this is not done on an amicable basis, we will impose sanctions on them they have never seen before. Iran's sanctions will be a small thing next door," Trump said. 

And the House of Representatives voted, Sunday (January 05, 2020), before the lifting of its extraordinary session on the departure of all foreign and American forces from Iraq, and the cancellation of the role of the international coalition in Iraq, in addition to canceling the security agreement with America by the Iraqi government.

 
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Funeral processions are underway in Iran for Qasem Soleimani, the country's most powerful and revered military commander who was killed on January 3 in a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad. On Monday, streets of Tehran were packed with a throng of mourners bidding farewell to their top general. Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei also led prayers at the Tehran funeral before the remains were taken to the holy city of Qom for a ceremony at Masumeh shrine. Soleimani will be laid to rest in his hometown of Kerman as part of the three-day ceremonies across the country.

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A large crowd gathered in the city to attend the funeral

Soleimani's burial was postponed after the fall of his funeral

 

January 07, 2020

 

A large crowd gathered in the city to attend the funeral

 

On Tuesday, the Iranian authorities postponed the death of Qasim Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force, who was killed and injured in a stampede during the funeral of his body in his hometown of Kerman, southeastern Iran.

Iranian state television said that more than 30 people were killed in the stampede during the funeral of Soleimani in Kerman.

The television indicated that the stampede occurred while the funeral procession was moving.

Soleimani's funeral took place in several Iranian and Iraqi cities during the past three days.

The official television had broadcast live footage showing thousands of blacks running in the streets of Kerman to mourn Suleimani.

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Scores killed in stampede at Qassem Soleimani Iran funeral

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KERMAN, Iran: A stampede broke out Tuesday at the funeral of a top Iranian general killed in a US drone strike, leaving at least 40 people dead as huge crowds of mourners packed his hometown.

Fars News Agency also reported that 213 were injured, citing an emergency services official.

“So far 40 people were killed and 213 others were wounded in the incident,” the official told Fars.

The crush in the southeastern city of Kerman came as Iran prepared to bury Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani, a hugely popular figure in the Islamic republic.

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AFP correspondents in Kerman said the streets were packed with mourners, while others took refuge on hillsides around the city.

Schoolgirls joined chants of “Death to Trump” from the crowd, an AFP correspondent reported.

Tuesday’s funeral comes after days of processions through the southwestern city of Ahvaz and the shrine cities of Qom and Mashhad as well as the capital Tehran.

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1609381/middle-east

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The leaders of the armed factions will meet during the next 24 to form a united front against America

 

The leaders of the armed factions will meet during the next 24 to form a united front against America

 

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The spokesperson for the al-Nujaba movement, Nasr al-Shammari, revealed today, Tuesday, that a unified conference of "Islamic Resistance" leaders will be held today or tomorrow to announce a united front against America.

Al-Shammari said in a statement, "Tomorrow Press" received a copy of it, "There is a meeting held by the leaders of the Iraqi Islamic Resistance within the next 24 hours, in order to announce a united front against the American presence."

He described America as "deceptive, untrustworthy, and an aggressor country," noting that "Washington made great efforts to deceive Iraqi society with the aim of creating a rift in Iraqi-Iranian strategic relations, but it failed to achieve this."

Al-Shammari continued, "We were never confident in America's actions in Iraq, but unlike America, Iran stood by our side in the most difficult circumstances, and the American presence in Iraq was harmful to security operations to confront ISIS, as it represented great harm at all levels."

He emphasized that "the American aggression against the popular crowd was the zero hour to start the war against the resistance, and we will fight a war against the American military presence at every point in the region that we can reach."

He added, "We are ready to fight the United States and the martyrdom of some of us will not change anything in the equation, and the pain we will cause to the United States will be befitting the blood of the martyrs."

He explained, "The resistance has incurred heavy losses to the American forces in Iraq, as it previously pushed them out of Iraq. It is better for us to be as factions of resistance a single entity to deal with Washington."

"America is the true source of state terrorism," he said, adding, "We have been in contact with Hezbollah and Iran since 2003 and none of us has asked for a single position."

Al-Shammari stressed that "the battle has now moved to the heart of Washington's allies in the region, which are pushing towards targeting us, because the United States does not expect the extent of our revenge for the blood of the martyrs." 

He pointed out that "Trump's threats about his claim of a fine in Iraq in the event of withdrawal from the security agreement, and he can impose unilateral sanctions only on Iraq if he obtains a mandate from Congress, which is difficult."

He stressed that "Trump is asking for the price of building his military base in Iraq, although this base violated the sovereignty of Iraq and was not built at the request of Baghdad."

A spokesman for Al-Najaba described the bombing of the Green Zone with a number of shells as a "suspicious operation", stressing that "it has nothing to do with the resistance and it is likely to be carried out by the Americans themselves. The American embassy will be an easy target for us. "

He pointed out that Al-Shammari "The American embassy in Baghdad and the military base are a spy nest for the American intelligence and the Mossad," adding that "thousands of American Marines are present in this embassy, and they are a potential target for us."

He declared that "the response to the aggression started with the decision of the Iraqi parliament, and that the security agreement with Washington has become an illusion," explaining that "the parliament decision is binding and does not allow any American soldier to remain in Iraq."

Al-Shammari concluded by saying that "Adel Abdul-Mahdi's abuse of the American procedures was good, and the US State Department was disappointed."

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35 killed in stampede at Soleimani's funeral in Iran

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A stampede erupted on Tuesday at a funeral procession for a top Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike last week, killing 35 people and injuring 48 others, state television reported.

According to the report, the stampede took place in Kerman, the hometown of Revolutionary Guard Gen.Qassem Soleimani, as the procession got underway. Initial videos posted online showed people lying lifeless on a road, others shouting and trying to help them.

Iranian state TV gave the casualty toll in its online report, without saying where it obtained the information. Pirhossein Koulivand, the head of Iran's emergency medical services, earlier spoke by telephone to state TV and confirmed the stampede took place.
"Unfortunately as a result of the stampede, some of our compatriots have been injured and some have been killed during the funeral processions," he said.
A procession in Tehran on Monday drew over 1 million people in the Iranian capital, crowding both main thoroughfares and side streets in Tehran.

Soleimani's death has sparked calls across Iran for revenge against Americafor a slaying that's drastically raised tensions across the Middle East.

Early Tuesday, the leader of Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatened to "set ablaze" places supported by the United States over the killing of a top Iranian general in a U.S. airstrike last week, sparking cries from the crowd of supporters of "Death to Israel!" Hossein Salami made the pledge before a crowd of thousands gathered in a central square in Kerman before a casket carrying Soleimani's remains.

The outpouring of grief was an unprecedented honor for a man viewed by Iranians as a national hero for his work leading the Guard's expeditionary Quds Force. 

The U.S. blames him for the killing of American troops inIraq and accused him of plotting new attacks just before his death Friday in a drone strike near Baghdad's airport.Soleimani also led forces in Syria backing President Bashar Assad in a long war, and he also served as the point man for Iranian proxies in countries like Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen.

His slaying already has pushed Tehran to abandon the remaining limits of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers as his successor and others vow to take revenge. In Baghdad, the parliament has called for the expulsion of all American troops from Iraqi soil, something analysts fear could allow Islamic State militants to mount a comeback.

 

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Reuters: Trump approves cooperation decision between US intelligence and the Pentagon to "catch pigs"

 

Reuters has learned from close sources of the American administration that President Trump endorsed the decision of cooperation between  the American intelligence and the Pentagon to launch a process called (pig hunting), 
a process that aims to kill and liquidate all leaders in the militias of Iraqi parties backed by Iran.

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Zarif: Iran will respond ‘proportionately’ to US killing of general

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at a press conference. (File photo: AFP)
 

The killing of a top Iranian general by the United States was an act of state terrorism and Iran will respond proportionately, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in an interview with CNN aired on Tuesday.

“This is state terrorism,” Zarif said of the killing of Qassem Soleimani in a US drone attack in Baghdad last week.

“This is an act of aggression against Iran, and it amounts to an armed attack against Iran, and we will respond. But we will respond proportionately.”

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Iranian Parliament announces the allocation of 200 million euros to support the Quds Force

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Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani announced on Tuesday that he will allocate 200 million euros to strengthen the defense structure of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

Larijani said that 200 million euros will be allocated to support the Quds Forces by deducting the reserves of the National Development Fund in the remaining two months of the current fiscal year (ending March 20, 2020).

Larijani added, "These allocations are to support the Quds Forces, which in turn are responsible for supporting the resistance at the regional level," stressing "obtaining the approval of the leader of the Islamic Revolution to extract the amount from the fund." Ended / 25

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U.S. Air Force performs huge show of strength with 52 fully-armed F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters - the same number of Iranian targets Trump has announced - taking off in a single wave from Utah base

  • 52 F-35A aircraft, worth $4.2 billion, took off in quick succession from the Hill Air Force Base in Utah Monday
  • 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings said it showed the ability to field large number of the stealth fighters 
  • F-35 Lightning II - which cost $1.5trillion to develop - is billed as the most advanced fighter jet ever flown 
  • 52 represents the number of Americans seized during the 1979 hostage crisis, and also the number of targets that Trump has threatened to strike in Iran if the regime retaliates over the killing of General Soleimani

The U.S. Air Force has performed a huge show of strength by launching 52 fully-armed Lightning II stealth fighters in a single wave from a base in Utah.

The F-35A aircraft, which are worth a total of $4.2 billion, took off in quick succession from the Hill Air Force Base in Utah on Monday as tensions mount in the Middle East over the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.

Fifty two is the number of American diplomats and civilians seized by Iran during the 1979 hostage crisis, and the number of targets that Trump has threatened to strike in Iran if the regime retaliates over Soleimani's death.

The exercise was carried out by the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings, which said it showed the Air Force's ability to deploy a large force of the F-35As. 

The 52 F-35A aircrafts, which are worth a whopping $4.2 billion, took off in quick succession from the Hill Air Force Base in Utah on Monday following an elephant walk down the runway
 
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The 52 F-35A aircrafts, which are worth a whopping $4.2 billion, took off in quick succession from the Hill Air Force Base in Utah on Monday following an elephant walk down the runway

US Air Force launches 52 stealth fighters in 'combat power While the exercise has been planned for several months, the execution of it came in the same week the U.S. continues to brace for Iran to respond to the drone strike killing of its most powerful general in Iraq

The Fighter Wings revealed on Monday that the F-35As have now finally reached full war-fighting capability. 

'We're ready to fly, fight, and win,' the 419th Fighter Wings tweeted after the exercise.

They added the exercise 'pushed the boundaries and tested our Airmen's ability to deploy the F-35As en masse'.

The 388th Fight Wingers said: 'The exercise, which was planned for months, demonstrated their ability to employ a large force of F-35As – testing readiness in the areas of personnel accountability, aircraft generation, ground operations, flight operations, and combat capability against air and ground targets. 

'A little more than four years after receiving their first combat-coded F-35A Lightning II aircraft, Hill’s fighter wings have achieved full warfighting capability.' 

Each F-35A fighter is worth about $89.2 million. 

The U.S. received its first F-35A at the Hill Air Force Base four years ago.  

Since then, the Fighter Wings have been training pilots, engaging in multiple large combat exercises and supporting two Middle East combat deployments.  

'Every training opportunity, exercise and deployment we've completed over the past four years has been a key stepping stone in reaching full warfighting capability,' Col. Steven Behmer, 388th Fighter Wing commander, said. 

'This is just the beginning of sustained F-35A combat operations and we will remain focused on staying ready to deploy whenever, wherever we're needed.' 

The exercise carried out by the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings showed the Air Force's ability to deploy a large force of the F-35As
 
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The exercise carried out by the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings showed the Air Force's ability to deploy a large force of the F-35As

While the exercise has been planned for several months, the execution of it came in the same week the U.S. continues to brace for Iran to respond to the drone strike killing of its most powerful general in Iraq
 
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While the exercise has been planned for several months, the execution of it came in the same week the U.S. continues to brace for Iran to respond to the drone strike killing of its most powerful general in Iraq

It was a huge show of strength from the Air Force in a week where the U.S. braced for Iran to respond to the killing of its most powerful general, noting heightened military readiness in the country and preparing for a possible "tit-for-tat" attempt on the life of an American military commander
 
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It was a huge show of strength from the Air Force in a week where the U.S. braced for Iran to respond to the killing of its most powerful general, noting heightened military readiness in the country and preparing for a possible '***-for-tat' attempt on the life of an American military commander

The Fighter Wings revealed on Monday that the F-35As have now finally reached full war-fighting capability
 
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The Fighter Wings revealed on Monday that the F-35As have now finally reached full war-fighting capability

The Air Force deployed its F-35A stealth fighter jets to the Middle East for the first time ever last year.

At least six F-35As from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings left the Hill Air Force Base in April 2019 en route to the Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates. 

The Air Force said at the time that the fighters would be participating in coalition air operations targeting ISIS militants.

While they were the first U.S. Air Force-operated F35As to enter to Middle East, they weren't new to the region with Israel already operating 12 of the jets. 

The model is billed as the most advanced military aircraft ever sent into the skies.  

The Air Force has previously boasted that the jet 'improves lethality, survivability and adaptability against emerging threats in order to maintain air superiority'.

The F-35A is the conventional takeoff and landing variant version of the jet, and the first of the three versions to enter full service.

The F-35B, which is capable of vertical take-off and landing, only recently entered service. 

Meanwhile the F-35C, which specializes in aircraft carrier operations, has consistently fallen behind in testing. 

Some of a group of 52 U.S. Air Force F-35A aircraft from the 388th and 428th Fighter Wings, form up in an "elephant walk" exercise at Hill Air Force Base on Monday
 
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Some of a group of 52 U.S. Air Force F-35A aircraft from the 388th and 428th Fighter Wings, form up in an "elephant walk" exercise at Hill Air Force Base on Monday

The Air Force has previously boasted that the jet 'improves lethality, survivability and adaptability against emerging threats in order to maintain air superiority'
 
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The Air Force has previously boasted that the jet 'improves lethality, survivability and adaptability against emerging threats in order to maintain air superiority'

A U.S. Air Force pilot adjusts his mask as he taxies his Air Force F-35A aircraft from the 388th and 428th Fighter Wings, to form up in an "elephant walk" exercise at Hill Air Force Base
 
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A U.S. Air Force pilot adjusts his mask as he taxies his Air Force F-35A aircraft from the 388th and 428th Fighter Wings, to form up in an "elephant walk" exercise at Hill Air Force Base 

The 419th Fighter Wings tweeted after the exercise 'We're ready to fly, fight, and win' after revealing the fleet had reached full war-fighting capability
 

The 419th Fighter Wings tweeted after the exercise 'We're ready to fly, fight, and win' after revealing the fleet had reached full war-fighting capability

The F-35 is the first to combine radar-evading stealth technology with supersonic speeds and the ability to conduct short take-offs and vertical landings. 

It has the ability to operate from land and sea and has previously been hailed as a huge leap forward in aerospace technology. 

The Fighter Wings on Monday insisted that the training exercise was not a result of heightened tensions with Iran following the U.S. drone strike that killed top Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force. 

Esmail Ghaani, the general who replaced Qassem Soleimani after he was killed, has since vowed to take revenge as part of the fallout over the U.S. strike.

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7858943/U-S-Air-Force-launches-F-35A-Lightning-II-stealth-fighters-Utah.html

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