US sends fighter jets to Mideast as Iran says Hamas chief killed by 'projectile'

The U.S. will send a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Friday, beefing up its military presence to help defend Israel from possible attacks by Iran and its proxies. The move comes as Iran's Revolutionary Guards said a Hamas chief killed in Tehran this week was targeted by a "short-range projectile".

US sends fighter jets to Mideast as Iran says Hamas chief killed by 'projectile'
The U.S. will send a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Friday, beefing up its military presence to help defend Israel from possible attacks by Iran and its proxies. The move comes as Iran's Revolutionary Guards said a Hamas chief killed in Tehran this week was targeted by a "short-range projectile".