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Ukraine war: US to support providing F-16 fighter jets – BBC News
The US says it will support providing advanced fighter jets including US-made F-16s to Ukraine and also back training Ukrainian pilots to fly them.
A senior White House official said President Biden had told G7 leaders in Japan of the decision.
Ukraine’s President Volodomyr Zelensky said the decision would “greatly enhance our army in the sky”.
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The US said it has hit “dozens” of Iranian military targets in overnight attacks, in response to Iran hitting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
The military said it struck “air-defense systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone capabilities, and small boats”, using aircraft, ships, and drones – including “one-way attack sea drones for the first time”.
“The Strait of Hormuz is a vital maritime corridor for global trade,” the US military said. “Iran does not control it”.
In response, Iran said it targeted US bases in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait and also radar systems in Oman.
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President Donald Trump has said the US is reinstating a naval blockade of Iranian ports and will impose a 20% charge on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz following days of escalating strikes between the two countries.
He said this would stop “Iran’s ships or customers” from entering or leaving the key oil shipping route, but “all other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait”.
Iran’s foreign minister later said whoever provides safe passage “should be compensated for this service”, but Iran would remain the strait’s “GUARDIAN” – using Trump’s word.
Tehran and Washington clashed over the strait’s control after exchanging strikes in the region overnight and on Monday.
The US said it carried out strikes against military targets in Iran, targeting air defence systems, coastal radars, and missile and drone sites. Iran said it responded by striking US military bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain, and radars in Oman.
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Wildfires of ‘exceptional scale’ have taken force in Paris, as neighbouring Spain still tackles flames across the country following its own devastating fires.
Now the UK is also experiencing wildfires in England and Wales, as its third heatwave of the year is set to intensify again this week.
Here’s what we know so far about the extent of wildfires in Europe and the UK, and how heatwaves are impacting them.
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Explosions have been heard near two Iranian port cities, Bandar Abbas and Bushehr, state media has reported.
It comes after another night of strikes between the US and Iran, with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps saying it hit two UAE tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and targeted US facilities in Jordan and Bahrain.
The UAE called the attack “brazen”, adding that an Indian crew member was killed and eight others were injured.
Meanwhile, the US military says it completed strikes on targets aimed at degrading “Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping” – Iranian state media reports three people were killed.
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The US military said it was carrying out a new wave of strikes on targets in Iran. It said the aim of the attacks was to degrade Iran’s ability to attack shipping in the strait of Hormuz. It came ass the US Navy resumed its blockade of Iran’s ports.
Iran said that control of the strait of Hormuz was required for its national security and it will exercise sovereignty over the key shipping lane, whatever the cost.
President Trump announced that he was scrapping a plan he had announced a day earlier, for placing a 20% toll or tariff on all cargos passing through the strait of Hormuz.
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@patricksullivan9994
December 28, 2023 at 6:27 am
The commercial said said “ice wh***”
@trivedihari5629
December 28, 2023 at 6:27 am
Nato by supplying their junk weapons have made ukraine a junkyard of Europe now they adding more almost aged refurbished junk f16 to ukraine.
@amyhazelvang7198
December 28, 2023 at 6:27 am
🤔 Give Ukraine f16 missiles if F16 isnt going to happen yet.
@Bonnie-hk7ev
December 28, 2023 at 6:27 am
The MIC election coup paying dividends.
@seanoneill139
December 28, 2023 at 6:27 am
I see no support at all . Title is very misleading
@jeffcarver8193
December 28, 2023 at 6:27 am
If F-16's are arriving in Ukraine, The U.S. should send A10 Warthogs that are being retired in the U.S. Military anyways.
The F-16 & Warthog combination would destroy Russia's War effort and allow the Ukrainians to Push Russia off of Ukrainian territory.
@jsmariani4180
December 28, 2023 at 6:27 am
I don't see why the US can't donate the jets to Ukraine. Retired US pilots could join the Ukrainian military to fly them. After all Soviets flew Russian made North Korean jets during the Korean war.
@SCHRUBBE1966
December 28, 2023 at 6:27 am
The USA is only saying yes to fighter jets now because the UK 🇬🇧 stepped up and said they will supply and train pilots. Biden is weak. He’s anti British. It’s terrible.
@timzickafoos
December 28, 2023 at 6:27 am
Ukraine 'failed leadership'… every time Russian forces are in some new mess, Ukraine leaders 'fritter away each opportunity'. They don't have the balls, or the 'sound mind' to realize support for this war will 'wane Notably' by this coming winter. Originally, I was for Ukraine getting 20 or more F16s…. but now, NO. Why? they have 4 types of new long range missiles from UK and US, and the top tanks, etc. in limited numbers…… and the results… DEAD ZERO 'real' tangibles. Ukraine Pres and Mil leaders spoke in June that they are 'intentionallly going slow step by step to save lives'.. what they fail to realize, the more time they give the Russian 'sovietites' to build multiple lines of defense and regroup, the more they will succeed in blunting and limiting any action by Ukraine.
…. Ukraine leaders effectively 'lied to the world' saying they were waiting for summer for any wide scale offensive…… the ground is firm and the actions are 'near nill'. THey use only 20% of their over 21 brigades… and the 'leadership' of 1 of these brigades was to 'bunch up over 15 armor vehicles'…. see some destroyed, and abandon them all to the Russians including the Leppard, etc.
… Ukraine has never realized that losing 10,000 men is 'simple real life necessary' to retake all of crimea and win this war……
…. Childish 'dream state' of Ukraine President Zelenskyy and his military leaders:
1. they keep on 'dreaming' that Russia will collapse and have to retreat from crimea.
2. they hope russian against russian will overthrown Putin… quite unlikely.
3. they dream when Russian forces have 2 times been 'in chaos'; but they NEVER take advantage of these.
4. they falsely dream sactions (which are being broken wholesale by Georgia) will move putin. Putler is like hitler, he won't stop until Russia ends as a whole nation and it's people are utterly ruined..
5. the Wagner and another event this summer; Ukraine leaders delay taking advantage, in stupid wrongly placed HOPE that Russia military will disappear. it will not.
The ineptitude, refusal to act, and lethargic piece meal actions are vindicative of a nation who has 'LOST the leadership will to win'…
they have over 800 armor vehicles of many types, to mention just one lot of deliveries in place…and they 'squander' 98% of these… parked in fields 'rotting' and sheltered foolishly in the north beyond good defensive reason… .
I am losing support for Ukraine, and seeing them as 'just unwilling to go out there and Patton like 'win big'….
F16.. NO.. they 'are squandering 100s of billions in the more than 45 jets, and 100s of tanks, etc. they have already rec'd.. don't trust THEM or our US money-fat generals who are playing 'vietnam' in Ukraine.
…. no. NO MORE.. end new funding as of October 2023; and let Ukraine change their dishonest and substandard behavior. this is a lie, and I'm not drinking the Ukraine cool-aide any longer. perhaps the republicans were right about ukraine… 2 Summer months and 'tiny villages and lost TOP ranked equipment….
@dannybartlett4225
December 28, 2023 at 6:27 am
Fake news this is proof how much fake news these scumbags feed the public
@SuperiorAmericanGuy
December 28, 2023 at 6:27 am
The sukhoi fighters and MiG fighters are Russian terror jets that terrorize the skies. I can’t wait to see ukraine ground them permanently.
@dannyhouse5630
December 28, 2023 at 6:27 am
Why not attacked helicopters 🎉Easy to train alot people on attacked helicopters + no security problem 🎉? Many types of attacked helicopters.
@robertaneilan8877
December 28, 2023 at 6:27 am
The American taxpayer is being forced to pay $64 million dollars for each F16 Biden gives to UKraine. $64 MILLION each. Ukraine is Europe's problem. Putin is NO threat to America.
@Loneranger670
December 28, 2023 at 6:27 am
Oh….so it’s ok to use oil when it come to war eh? What do say about that you greenies? ( who expect to fight Russia with daisy’s and gluten free products)….just saying.
@SeeLight222
December 28, 2023 at 6:27 am
NOT to be used in Russia, as the US has stated without any doubt to Ukraine, right, BBC?
They are only for self defense.
@beavid1
December 28, 2023 at 6:27 am
Russia isn't getting weaker, russia is winning. So, ukraines allies send them the f16s. They won't help though, against the stealther 35s that russia has. Ukraine will blow through their f16s in maybe a month. Russia will still be on the up and up considering ukraines allies are running out of weapons. If this was super powers going head to head that would be a different story. This is a small, poor country trying to go head to head with a super power, all the while being armed by other countries that have dwindling stock piles. Its good to be optimistic about ukriane, but still all for nothing. Who won against iraq? It was the US due to them being better equipped. So, lets not pretend that ukraine is a super power.
@gfystarshine
December 28, 2023 at 6:27 am
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@mr.anderson6040
December 28, 2023 at 6:27 am
Joe doesn't care because he will be in a bunker somewhere while the rest of us die hope you guys are proud of yourselves
@mr.anderson6040
December 28, 2023 at 6:27 am
Great job leadership promoting a World War 3
@Monkey341
December 28, 2023 at 6:27 am
Ok! Russia will have many chances to use its weapons to actually shoot down planes! Bravo!
@brittcrona7802
December 28, 2023 at 6:27 am
Ukraine's requirement for fighter aircraft is crucial for their defense strategy. Swiftly training their pilots and providing the planes will empower Ukraine to secure their skies and mount a successful counteroffensive, bringing them one step closer to defeating Russia