Dozen of world’s deadliest fighter jets arrive in Israel as Trump orders Iran to end nuclear program

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The planes, widely considered the best in the world due to their speed and stealth, arrived in the Jewish state Tuesday evening as tensions with Iran soar, the Jerusalem Post reported. 

 

Designed by Lockheed Martin, the F-22s cost around $350 million each, and are so vital to the US that the Pentagon has forbidden their sale or licensure to any foreign government.

The dozen jets were previously stationed at the RAF Lakenheath base in southern England and were seen taking off earlier on Tuesday, the Times of Israel reported.

F-22 and F-35 fighter jets, along with B-2 bombers, were used in June 2025’s Operation Midnight Hammer, in which the US struck three Iranian nuclear sites.

More than 300 US military aircraft are deployed across the Middle East, according to open-source intelligence monitoring and publicly available flight data.

Democrats cool to Trump pushing SAVE Act election bill in voter dial

A focus group of Republicans, Democrats and Independents showed sharp divides and rare moments of unity

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Democrats were not happy with President Donald Trump's State of the Union remarks on implementing voter ID requirements and the SAVE America Act.

A dial test administered by Lee Carter, the president of Maslansky & Partners, showed Democrats taking a serious dive when the president spoke about the issue. During his speech, Trump asked lawmakers to pass the SAVE America Act in order "to stop illegal aliens and others who are unpermitted persons from voting in our sacred American elections." He decried allegedly "rampant" cheating in American elections.

"It's very simple. All voters must show voter ID. All voters must show proof of citizenship in order to vote. And no more crooked mail-in ballots except for illness, disability, military or travel. None," Trump said.

"Why would anybody not want voter ID? One reason, because they want to cheat," Trump added, referring to Democrats. "They make up all excuses. They say it's racist. They come up with things. You almost say what imagination they...Read more and see video here.