{"id":1121909,"date":"2023-01-28T06:10:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T11:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/watch-us-israel-conclude-largest-ever-joint-military-exercise-aimed-at-iran\/1121909\/"},"modified":"2023-01-28T06:10:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T11:10:07","slug":"watch-us-israel-conclude-largest-ever-joint-military-exercise-aimed-at-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/watch-us-israel-conclude-largest-ever-joint-military-exercise-aimed-at-iran\/1121909\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: US, Israel Conclude Largest-Ever Joint Military Exercise Aimed At Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Watch: US, Israel Conclude Largest-Ever Joint Military Exercise Aimed At Iran<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The US and Israel on Thursday\u00a0announced the conclusion<\/a>\u00a0of their largest-ever joint military exercises<\/strong>, known as Juniper Oak 23.<\/p>\n

The drills were launched Monday and involved over 140 aircraft and nearly 8,000 troops<\/strong> from both militaries. The massive show of force was clearly a provocation toward Iran despite claims from US officials that it wasn\u2019t aimed at any one country.<\/p>\n

“US Central Command and the Israel Defense\u00a0Forces concluded Juniper Oak 23.2, the largest US-Israel partnered exercise in history,”\u00a0US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n

CENTCOM said the drills included a live-fire exercise<\/strong> that involved “B52s, F35s, F15s, F16s, FA-18s, AC-130, AH64s, 12 naval assets, High Mobility Rocket Artillery Systems, Multiple Launch Rocket Systems, a mix of jet fighters, and long-range bombers.”<\/p>\n

Besides sending a message to Iran, the massive exercise demonstrates that the US has Israel\u2019s back in the region despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s government, which has pledged\u00a0to expand settlements in the West Bank<\/a>\u00a0and eventually annex the territory.<\/p>\n

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Juniper Oak 23.2, the largest ever US-Israel combined exercise, continues.<\/p>\n

Look \ud83d\udc40for the culminating Juniper Oak video tomorrow. pic.twitter.com\/xyme9p5aPe<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) January 26, 2023<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Netanyahu\u2019s new government is also full of Iran hawks, including his national security advisor, Tzachi Hanegbi. Before the new government was formed, Hanegbi\u00a0threatened that<\/a> Netanyahu would attack Iran<\/strong>\u00a0if the US doesn\u2019t negotiate a stricter nuclear deal or take military action itself.<\/p>\n

Both the US and Israel have been threatening military action against Iran to prevent it from acquiring a nuclear weapon. But the Pentagon acknowledged in its recent Nuclear Posture Review\u00a0that Iran is not trying to build a nuclear bomb.<\/a><\/p>\n

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WATCH: The Juniper Oak 23.2 final video pic.twitter.com\/3QFXiPl9sX<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) January 27, 2023<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Juniper Oak came after Israel\u2019s former army chief visited Washington DC in November and\u00a0said upon his return<\/a>\u00a0that the two countries would expand joint military cooperation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSat, 01\/28\/2023 – 10:30<\/span><\/p>\n

From:Zerohedge<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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