Over 150 U.S. aircraft sweep into Europe, Middle East as Trump mulls strikes

February 24, 2026

Washington Post: The U.S. military has rapidly increased its presence near Iran, shiftingmore than 150 aircraft to bases in Europe and the Middle East sincea second round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran ended without a breakthrough on Feb. 17, according topublicly available flight tracking data and satellite imagery reviewedby The Washington Post…