Fox News' Trey Yingst and Heritage Foundation Center for National Defense Robert Greenway on the U.S. increasing military presence in the Middle East as attack threats from Iran increase in the region.

Wow, a whole squadron of U.S. Air Force F-22 stealth fighters is deploying to the Middle East to keep a lid on Iran. This is the biggest crisis deployment ever for America’s top warplane.

That tells me the situation with Iran is very serious indeed.

With the U.S. girding for a broader, multi-axis retaliation by Iran for the killing of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is beefing up U.S. forces in the region. Over the weekend he reportedly added F-22s to the combat aircraft already present, plus the Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, and her wing of F/A-18EF Superhornet fighters and EA-18 Growler electronic warfare planes.

If Iran tries another attack with hundreds of missiles and drones, the F-22 can lead U.S. forces fanning out in a defensive shield across the region.

U.S. MILITARY EXPANDS PRESENCE IN MIDDLE EAST, REPOSITIONS FORCES AS REGIONAL TENSIONS SIMMER

The F-22 is the world’s most advanced fighter and unmatched by any adversary. Its supersonic speed without afterburner and a colossal radar give the F-22 the ability to detect, track and kill the smallest........

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