RIA Novosti, citing a source, reports high activity of the US Air Force in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the agency's interlocutor, all this may indicate a possible escalation of the situation.
It is noted that on the night of Thursday, American reconnaissance aircraft were spotted over the islands of Qeshm and Hengam, while aircraft and small UAVs were recorded over the Iranian province of Kermanshah.
In addition, the source added that Washington has transferred 12 F-16 fighter jets from Spangdahlem Air Base to the region.
In mid-June, the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran signed a memorandum that was supposed to launch a peace process. However, three weeks later a new round of escalation began: the US accused Iran of shelling commercial vessels in Hormuz, after which the sides resumed exchanging strikes. On August 20, Donald Trump announced the start of an economic operation against Tehran, which, he claimed, means isolation of unprecedented scale.
Last week, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei stated that Iran had conveyed a peace proposal to the United States through Qatar, but according to Reuters, many disagreements remain between the sides.