F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighters To The Middle East Amid Tensions With Iran

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors arrive at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nichelle Anderson

Daily Mail: Trump deploys F-22 Raptor stealth fighters to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran - as Senate votes down bid to end his 'unlimited' war powers

* Almost a dozen F-22 Raptors have landed at al-Udeid air base in Qatar, a hub for U.S. military operations in the Middle East
* The stealth fighters can hit ground targets too and were used in Syria last year
* Move comes amid rising tensions with Iran but after Trump called off air strikes at the last minute, in the wake of country downing a U.S. Navy spy drone
* Trump also faced vote in the Senate to end two authorizations of military force which he could have used to strike Iran
* Senators voted 50-40 against the measure but four Republicans backed Democrats in voting to remove the power
* Mitch McConnell called it 'Trump derangement syndrome' but it comes amid mounting calls for Congress to end almost unlimited presidential war powers

Nearly a dozen Air Force F-22 stealth fighters have deployed to the Persian Gulf state of Qatar, part of a force buildup requested by U.S. Central Command in May in response to what it called heightened Iranian threats against American forces in the region.

The Air Force arm of U.S. Central Command on Friday said the F-22 Raptors arrived this week at al-Udeid air base to 'defend American forces and interests.'

It posted to its website photos of several F-22s arriving there on Thursday and said this is the first time F-22s have deployed to al-Udeid, which is a hub for U.S. air operations in the Middle East.

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