
US positions F-22 stealth fighters in Israel, puts 'almost any target in Iran at risk'
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Several F-22 Raptor stealth fighters have reportedly been deployed to Israel for the first time as U.S. military buildup targets Iran nuclear program.
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For American decision-makers, the significance is straightforward: The F-22 changes the military equation.
"The F-22 is indeed the most air-to-air capable fighter in the world; nothing comes close to it in the air-to-air role," said retired Lt. Gen. Joseph Guastella, former deputy chief of staff for operations at U.S. Air Force headquarters. During a May 26 webinar hosted by the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), he described its presence as "a very clear deterrent signal" that allows the United States to "negotiate with strength."













