Over twenty years ago, a report in the Independent (UK) published on June 23, 1994 revealed that the Pentagon had inked a deal to provide Israel with advanced F-15I fighter jets, designed to „enable the Israelis to carry out strikes deep into Iraq and Iran without refuelling.“

Three years later, on December 9, 1997, a The Times of London headline screamed, „Israel steps up plans for air attacks on Iran.“