F-16s being sent to Gulf this weekend in response to Iran ship seizures: Pentagon

Washington has been flying A-10 fighter jets over the Strait of Hormuz for the last week and it will be sending a new fleet of F-16s to the Gulf this weekend in response to the recent uptick in Iranian efforts to seize oil tankers, a senior US military official said Friday.

Meanwhile, the official voiced US concern over the increasingly close ties between Russia, Iran and Syria, saying that the three countries were looking to push the United States out of Syria.