U.S. Central Command released video showing U.S. Navy aircraft departing from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-7

currently operating in the Red Sea. The footage shows an E-2D Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft from the VAW-124 “Bear Aces” squadron alongside several F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jets preparing for operations. Equipment visible on the aircraft includes:
⏺AIM-9X air-to-air missiles
⏺AGM-154 JSOW glide bombs
⏺ARS external fuel tanks
⏺330 / 480 gallon external fuel tanks
The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet from VFA-87 “Golden Warriors” visible in the footage is the same aircraft type involved in the downing of a Syrian Su-22 fighter-bomber over Raqqa on June 18, 2017. ️During that encounter, the jet engaged the Syrian aircraft using an AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missile.
Chinese satellite imagery indicates that the USS Abraham Lincoln has moved away from Iran’s coast and is now operating near Salalah, Oman, behind the coastal mountain range. The carrier is now more than 1,100 km from Iran, after previously being observed about 350 km from the Iranian coast. The USS Gerald R. Ford has also repositioned, moving further south in the Red Sea and operating off the coast of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Iran issues an evacuation warning for certain areas in Doha, Qatar, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. They claim that U.S. troops are hiding in these areas and say they may be targeted in an attack soon.
Local sources tell @hey_itsmyturn, 2 Basij militiamen were shotgunned and killed in Isfahan last night by unknown armed gunmen. The gunmen fled the scene after killing them.
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