30 US military planes moved to European bases amid Iran-Israel conflict

At least 30 U.S. military planes have been moved from bases in America to Europe over the past three days, flight tracking data reviewed by BBC Verify has shown, the BBC writes.

The planes in question are all U.S. military tanker aircraft used to re-fuel fighter jets and bombers. According to Flightradar24, at least seven of these – all KC-135s – stopped off in U.S. airbases in Spain, Scotland and England.

The flights come as Israel and Iran continue to exchange strikes, after Israel launched an operation on Friday that it said was to destroy Tehran’s nuclear program.