Citing the book ⁠of Genesis, Carlson ​asked whether the modern state of Israel had a right to the lands promised in the ​Bible by God to Abraham, ⁠stretching from the Euphrates River to the Nile, covering much of the Middle East. In response, Huckabee said:

The US has significantly increased the number of fighter aircraft at bases in Jordan and Saudi Arabia this month, as it assembles tremendous air power in the Middle East for a potential weeks-long military campaign against Iran.

The Pentagon is deploying the USS Gerald R. Ford to Middle East, creating a rare dual-carrier presence as Iran tensions rise and military options expand.

Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reports on the surge of U.S. military airpower to the Middle East, the largest since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, on ‘The Story.’

Angry Kitten pod-equipped F-16CJ Vipers are being deployed by the US to the Middle East for what could be the system's first-ever combat mission to neutralize air defenses

USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group heads to Middle East as U.S.-Iran tensions escalate, joining USS Abraham Lincoln already deployed in region.

The US military has assembled a massive collection of weapons systems in the Middle East in the midst of ongoing diplomatic negotiations between the US and Iran, flooding ships and aircraft to nearby waters and the constellation of US bases in the region.