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US Masses Warplanes for the Middle East as Iran Nuclear Talks Yield Fragile Progress

the deep dive [Unofficial] February 18, 2026
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The United States deployed dozens of combat aircraft toward the Middle East on February 17 — including F-22 Raptors and F-16 Fighting Falcons — as nuclear negotiations between Washington and Tehran concluded in Geneva with cautious optimism but no binding agreement. Open-source flight-tracking data compiled by aviation analysts showed 36 F-16s and 12 F-22 Raptors […] The post US Masses Warplanes for the Middle East as Iran Nuclear Talks Yield Fragile Progress appeared first on the deep dive.

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