High-ranking sources said the crash of a KC-135 refueling tanker in the Middle East does not involve the 134th ARW, which is stationed at McGhee Tyson.

The military said a KC-135 refueling aircraft supporting operations against Iran crashed in western Iraq, killing four of its six crew members.

Six vessels targeted near the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours as regional tensions escalate; drone attacks spread across the Gulf while global oil prices surge

U.S. Central Command says two aircraft were involved in the incident and that a search and rescue effort is currently underway.

Since starting a war with Iran caused oil and gasoline prices to spike, President Donald Trump has pivoted from a focus on keeping energy prices low to painting high oil prices as a positive. The about-face comes as Trump’s team has struggled to offer a clear plan for opening up the critical Strait of Hormuz so that tankers full of oil and natural gas are no longer stranded.

Donald Trump’s war in Iran has driven US petrol prices into the red zone for motorists, heaping more pressure on the president to justify a conflict that threatens to hit Americ