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        "id": 1867866,
        "msgid": "us-deploys-f-35s-to-middle-east-amid-escalating-tensions-with-iran-1784436706",
        "date": "2026-07-19 11:02:31",
        "title": "US Deploys F-35s to Middle East Amid Escalating Tensions with Iran",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The United States has deployed F-35 and F-16 fighter jets from Europe to the Middle East as tensions with Iran intensify. The move follows a series of mutual military strikes and the collapse of a ceasefire agreement signed in June. Washington claims its actions are in retaliation for Iranian threats to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.",
        "content": "<p>Washington (ANTARA) - The United States has deployed fifth-generation\nF-35 fighter jets, along with F-16 fighters, from Europe to the Middle\nEast amid escalating conflict with Iran, according to a report by the\nWall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p>The F-16 fighters were dispatched from Spangdahlem Air Base in\nGermany, while the F-35s were relocated from RAF Lakenheath in England,\nthe newspaper reported.<\/p>\n<p>According to the publication, tanker aircraft were also deployed to\nthe region.<\/p>\n<p>On the night before 18 June, Tehran and Washington signed a\nmemorandum aimed at ending the conflict that began on 28 February.<\/p>\n<p>However, since 8 July, the US military has carried out several\nattacks against Iran. US Central Command (CENTCOM) claimed the strikes\nwere retaliation for Iranian actions against commercial vessels\ntransiting the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian military responded by attacking US bases in several\nMiddle Eastern countries.<\/p>\n<p>Tehran has also accused Washington of violating the ceasefire\nmemorandum. On 9 July, US President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire\nno longer in effect.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/us-deploys-f-35s-to-middle-east-amid-escalating-tensions-with-iran-1784436706",
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    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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