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Trump wants to expand war – but there is a big problem
July 19, 2026 – 11:44 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
The Iran war is getting worse, and experts are warning of a spiral of escalation that will be difficult to stop. According to US media, the USA is now further increasing its military presence in the region.
The USA According to media reports, more fighter jets are being deployed to the Middle East amid the escalating Iran war. The “Wall Street Journal” reports that this affects, among other things, F-16 fighter jets from the US Spangdahlem airfield in the Eifel. In addition, F-35 fighter jets would come from the base used by the USA RAF Lakenheath in Great Britain relocated. Tanker aircraft are also on their way to the region.
The New York Times also reported on the transfers, citing US officials. Accordingly, the decision had already been made before, according to the US military, two US soldiers were killed on Friday by Iranian shelling of a US military base for the first time in months Jordan were killed. Another body was found there on Sunday, whose identity has yet to be clarified, as the US regional command Centcom announced.
In addition, a controlled explosion of the remains of an Iranian drone in the north of the Iraq another US soldier was killed. The soldier died when unexploded weapons exploded. A second US soldier was injured in the incident, which occurred on Saturday. This increased the number of confirmed deaths in the ranks US Army since the start of the Iran war at the end of February on 17.
President Trump called the deaths “a very sad thing.” In a short telephone conversation that the 80-year-old had with the news channel News Nation, he said that the ceasefire agreement that his government had with the Iran about a month ago, “he’s no longer interested in anything.”
Report: US prepares for major war
The Iran war has been escalating since the beginning of the month because of the dispute over the energy trade, which is important for global energy trade Strait of Hormuz again. The USA has been attacking targets in Iran again for days – and Tehran is carrying out retaliatory attacks in the region. The fact that the US is now reportedly moving more combat aircraft to the region can be seen as a sign of preparation for a possible expansion of US attacks.
