The US Navy has dispatched a second aircraft carrier group to the Middle East, rerouting the USS Nimitz from its original position in the South China Sea. The USS Nimitz, along with its nine air squadrons,

Israel launched a surprise attack on a range of targets in Iran, sparking a barrage of missile attacks from Iran into Israel. Iran claimed it had taken down three Israeli F-35 fighter jets, and an apparent image of one such jet spread across the internet.

Israeli fighter jets have been seen armed with inexpensive glide bombs. Air superiority means it doesn't need to expend costly stand-off missiles.