Israeli fighter jets carried out ‘training exercise’ on Iran border to provoke attack: Report

Israeli fighter jets carried out ‘training exercise’ on Iran border to provoke attack: Report

Sidebar Menu Mobile En Now Follow us Live Blog Update| War on Iran 21 October 2026 22:20 BST Dozens of Israeli Air Force fighter jets conducted a training on Monday, flying as far as the Iranian border, according to an Axios report, citing Israeli and US officials. Axios reported on Wednesday that Israel had informed US officials that the training exercise was designed as a show of strength and to deter Iran from attacking Israel. US officials told Axios they had the impression Israel was hoping Iran would target the Israeli jets, in order to justify a retaliation against Tehran.

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