Greg Myrie

and Israel dominate the skies over Iran.

They're really bombing at will.

Iranian missiles and drone strikes are down 90 percent from the early days of war.

And this is all according to the Pentagon.

Now, the Pentagon also announced the U.S.

is using Apache helicopters and A-10 Warthog planes to carry out attacks now.

This is interesting on a couple points.

First, these are slow-moving, low-flying aircraft that often loiter over a battle site.

They're very lethal, but they're vulnerable to being hit.

So this move suggests that the U.S.

believes the threat from the Iranian forces on the ground has been reduced to the point where these aircraft can be brought into the fight.

And then I think the second point is the Pentagon said they're doing things, these planes are doing things, like targeting the small fast boats that Iran uses in the Gulf.

So we're seeing this greater emphasis on the Gulf and on the smaller, more elusive Iranian weapons.

We should really expect this to continue.

Yeah, well, President Trump addressed these reports and he said, quote, no, I'm not putting troops anywhere.

If I were, I certainly wouldn't tell you, but I'm not putting troops anywhere.

So this sounds like a no with an option to change his mind.

Now, NPR has confirmed with U.S.

officials that two Marine Expeditionary Units are making their way to the region.

We don't know what their mission is, but it's certainly generating a lot of speculation.