Middle East Military Posture

Amid joint Iran‑Russia naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz that defense consultants say Tehran used to covertly reposition strike drones, U.S. surveillance and strike assets — including MQ‑9 Reapers and MQ‑4C Tritons — have been spotted off Iran’s coast while CENTCOM released photos of F/A‑18s from USS Abraham Lincoln and the USS Gerald R. Ford moved toward the Mediterranean. Poland has urged its citizens to leave Iran, and President Trump said the U.S. will either negotiate a deal on Iran’s nuclear program or secure one “one way or the other.”