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17 Jul 2026, 16:24

Axios reported on Friday, citing three American and Israeli officials, that the Donald Trump administration has informed Israel that it will send dozens more refueling aircraft to the country in anticipation of a potential expansion of military operations against Iran.

According to the report, several new military plans were presented to the U.S. President during a "Situation Room" meeting at the White House on Tuesday of this week, and he is considering executing a "large-scale" attack against Iran; an attack that would go "beyond" the current strikes around the Strait of Hormuz.

Axios states that "Iran's infrastructure, such as power plants, further attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities aimed at burying enriched uranium stocks deeper, and bombing the underground site at Mount Klong-Gazla, which is believed to be a nuclear facility under construction," are among the options being considered by the U.S. government.

Donald Trump mentioned in an interview on July 13 that the U.S. military would likely attack Mount Klong soon.

The Axios report also reminds that Trump has not yet made a final decision, but he seems prepared to escalate the war to inflict damage on Iran to the extent that the Islamic Republic would open the Strait of Hormuz and accept his demands regarding Iran's nuclear program.

Currently, the United States has about 30 military refueling aircraft stationed at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, and nearly the same number at Ramon Airport in southern Israel.

Israeli officials have told Axios that the U.S. intends to send several dozen more refueling aircraft to Israel in the coming days to bring the total number of these aircraft to the level that existed at the beginning of the 40-day war.

According to these officials, the U.S. military prefers to operate its refueling aircraft from Ben Gurion Airport, as other regional air bases are more vulnerable to Iranian attacks and offer less security for American aircraft.
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