Israeli fighter jets performing an aerial show at a graduation ceremony at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev desert, December 26, 2018. (Credit: Google)
The Israeli military claimed Wednesday that dozens of its aircraft practiced long-range attacks, a thinly veiled hint at a prospective attack on regional competitor Iran.
The exercise, which took place a day earlier over the Mediterranean, “involved long-range flight, aerial refuelling and striking distant targets,” according to the army. It did not disclose any other information.
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Israel views Iran as its greatest threat and was a vocal opponent of the 2015 JCPOA, claiming it lacked sufficient safeguards to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear capability or address other Iranian military threats in the region. It has stated that it rejects a new nuclear pact.
Iran has stated for a long time that its nuclear programme is only for peaceful purposes.
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