US launched warplanes after Iran threatened Saudi Arabia - report
The scrambling of the jets comes after Riyadh warned the US that Iran was planning an attack against both Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
A US Air Force F-22 Raptor based out of Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, prepares to connect with a KC-135 Stratotanker during an aerial refueling mission above an undisclosed location in the Gulf, in this undated handout picture released by US Air Force on August 1, 2019.(photo credit: CHRIS DRZAZGOWSKI/US AIRFORCE/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)
