Jennifer Griffin

It's not clear whether the Ayatollah was there.

Other targets in the initial wave, the defense ministry, the parliament, the National Supreme Council, the Ministry of Intelligence, Iran's Atomic Energy Agency, as well as naval bases down near Bandar Abbas and Kark Island, along with targets in Bushehr, likely to include the nuclear reactor there.

has positioned a squadron of F-22 fighter jets at Ovda Air Base in southern Israel.

Those F-22s can't remain on the ground for too long without developing maintenance issues.

They are a very sensitive aircraft that tend to break down if not flown daily.

Other likely targets, the Boucher nuclear reactor, IRGC headquarters, and ballistic and cruise missile stockpiles and launchers.

But the biggest difference this time, the U.S.

military will have to disable Iran's navy and its vast coastal missile arsenal and sea mining ability, which threatens U.S.

bases and shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz.

The U.S.

is engaged in the largest military buildup since the eve of the Iraq war.

the pentagon has deployed more than 120 warplanes to the middle east including 50 in the past 48 hours the total number of e3 sentry awacs deployed to the region six sending the awacs marks a significant change in strategic posture it's an all-weather airborne warning and control system with an integrated command and control battle management

to provide an accurate, real-time picture of the battle space to the Joint Air Operations Center.

The USS Ford Aircraft Carrier Strike Group is near the Strait of Gibraltar, but still a few days from the eastern Mediterranean, where it could be used to protect Israel.

In Washington, Jennifer Griffin, Fox News.

In the Strait of Hormuz, Iran and Russia held live-fire naval exercises, which included vessel raids and ship seizures.

and sent a notice to airmen not to fly over Iranian airspace during the drills, which could include cruise missiles.

The U.S.

is engaged in the largest military buildup in the Middle East since the eve of the Iraq war.

The Pentagon has deployed more than 120 warplanes to the region, including 50 in the past 48 hours.