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In recent days, more than a hundred Israeli fighter jets conducted an exercise over the eastern Mediterranean Sea, covering a distance of some 900 miles.(The Week)(Brief article)

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In recent days, more than a hundred Israeli fighter jets conducted an exercise over the eastern Mediterranean Sea, covering a distance of some 900 miles. They were accompanied by helicopters (useful in rescuing downed pilots) and midair-refueling tankers. That, combined with the fact that Iran is also some 900 miles from Israel, led many to conclude that the exercise was preparation for a strike on the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities. This possibility was quickly denounced as a Very Bad Thing by All the Right People. Mohamed ElBaradei, chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, vowed to resign if any country attacked Iran. Given repeated Iranian vows ...

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