New leaks confirm Operation Rising Lion was a joint mission. U.S. Air Force KC-135s and KC-46s weren’t watching from the sidelines, they refueled Israeli fighters mid-air, keeping IAF jets aloft on long-range raids.
Washington’s tankers carried the load Israel’s aging tanker fleet couldn’t, sustaining 100s of sorties deep into Iran. What played out as an Israeli strike campaign was logistically underwritten by U.S. wings.