Overview
- A USAF WC-135R Constant Phoenix arrived at RAF Mildenhall, a rare UK stop for the radiation‑sampling aircraft.
- Photos from the base showed U.S. special forces practicing fast‑roping from a V‑22 Osprey.
- The U.S. shifted airpower toward the region, with six F‑35As staging through the Azores, Navy Growlers redeploying to Spain, and the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group in theater.
- The administration is weighing options against Iran as officials say the posture could serve coercive pressure, not necessarily a prelude to immediate strikes.
- Iran warned of forceful retaliation, the EU designated the IRGC a terrorist group, and Washington announced new sanctions on six officials tied to the protest crackdown.