The US says it has deployed a number of its most modern jet fighters
to an air base in Southwest Asia. The announcement alarmed many, who
suspect the base is actually in the United Arab Emirates just 200
hundred miles from Iran.
The Air Force did not specify the exact number or location of the
recently-deployed F-22 Raptors, but confirmed that they had been sent to
a base in Southwest Asia, a region that includes the UAE.
“Such
deployments strengthen military-to-military relationships, promote
sovereign and regional security, improve combined tactical air
operations and enhance interoperability of forces, equipment and
procedures,” said Air Force spokesman Capt. Phil Ventura.
Numerous reports assert that the planes have been deployed in the United Arab Emirates, just 200 miles from Iran's mainland.
The move is viewed by many as a precautionary measure ahead of crucial nuclear talks with Iran.
Washington, however, says it is a scheduled deployment and not a threat to Tehran.
Iran
agreed earlier this month to discuss its nuclear program without
preconditions, but refused to have private bilateral talks with a US
delegation. The next round of talks is scheduled for May 23 in Baghdad.
The
F-22 Raptor is considered to be the world's most sophisticated fighter.
Though the F-22 has been deployed before, it has never been
combat-tested since being declared operational in 2005.
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