According to US media reports on the 17th, the US government has notified Israel that it will send dozens of additional tankers to Israel, and may expand military action against Iran in the future. The Axios News website quoted Israeli officials as saying that the US hopes to send dozens more tankers to Israel within the next few days, so that the number of tankers will return to the level at the beginning of the war between the US and Israel against Iraq at the end of February. The report said that the US government has asked Israel to accept additional tankers, and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will make a final decision on this. Currently, the US has about 30 tankers parked at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv in Israel, and there are also quite a few tankers at Ramon Airport in southern Israel. The report said that US President Trump seems intent on escalating the war to cause enough damage to force Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and accept the demands of the US side on the nuclear issue. According to US and Israeli officials, Trump may order an escalation of the situation within the next few days.

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