"You don't spin up this kind of skyward muscle just to flex," said one observer.

Brett Wilkins Jun 16, 2025

Flight-tracking websites showed dozens of Air Force aerial refueling planes departing from military bases in the United States and heading to Europe on Sunday, fueling speculation of direct U.S. involvement in the widening Israeli-Iranian war.

Military-focused news sites reported that around 30 U.S. Air Force KC-135R and KC-46A tankers were identified by flight-tracking software in what The Times of Israelcalled an “unprecedented mass deployment” to Europe.

  • the_wiz@feddit.orgEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    Ways that could escalate:

    • Iran finishes a nuke (or get one from somewhere [or use some other form of WMD]) and the regime decides to go out with a bang
    • China using the moment of distraction to try something funny with Taiwan
    • A new wave of international terrorism after the regime falls

    So, even if that doesn’t escalate up to full on WWIII there is enough shit on the horizon to be worried