US and Israel threaten Iran
In the written statement made by the Israeli army, it was stated that the “Joint Exercise Juniper Oak (Juniper Oak) was initiated with the United States Central Command.
The statement said the exercise will test joint Israeli-US preparations and strengthen operational relations between the two militaries, and that Israeli missile-carrying ships and submarines and the US aircraft carrier will conduct a joint exercise.
In the statement, it was stated that “the Israeli and US air forces will implement different scenarios involving a large number of US fighter jets, transport aircraft, UAVs, reconnaissance aircraft, heavy bombers. .”.
In the statement, it was reported that the Israeli Re’em tanker plane (Boeing 707) and the US Boeing KC-46A and the American HIMARS rocket system will also participate in the exercise.” It was stated that they will be launched long-range rockets from the systems of Turkey and Israel.
6,400 US MILITARY PARTICIPATING IN THE EXERCISE
According to the Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot, the exercise will involve 6,400 US soldiers, including 450 on the ground and the rest aboard the aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush.
The report, which included B-52 bombers and F-35, F-15, F-16 and F-18 warplanes that will take part in the exercise, said 142 aircraft, including bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons, will be participate in the exercise.
“The (military) forces will be trained for an attack scenario in Iran, such as entering the territory of an enemy country, bypassing advanced air defense systems, and destroying protected targets underground,” the report said. expressions were used.
The newspaper noted that this would be the third exercise since last year in which the air forces of both armies simulated an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
The Israel Public Broadcasting Organization (KAN) described the exercise as “the most important joint military exercise ever conducted between the two countries.”
In the news, a US official said: “The exercise sends the message that the war in Ukraine and the Chinese threat will not cause the United States to ignore the Iranian threat. Seeing the power and scale of the exercise, Iran will understand what the two countries can do.” statements were included.
The exercise is expected to last until Friday. (AA)