Israeli media reports spoke of US military cargo planes arriving at the Ovda and Nevatim bases in the Negev as part of an air bridge, and of dozens of US aircraft being deployed in Israel within 48 hours, in arrangements said to be part of preparations for a possible military operation against Iran. This coincided with IRNA quoting Iranian leader Mojtaba Khamenei giving instructions for an immediate response, with no official American or Israeli statements confirming the arrangements.
One source focused on the arrival of cargo planes, the base locations and the type of equipment transferred, another focused on the total number of aircraft within 48 hours while noting the absence of official confirmation and citing Iranian instructions, while a third gave only a brief account of the size of the air buildup.