A look at the warships, jet fighters and missiles massing at Iran’s doorstep.

Dozens of fighter jets, including F-35s, F-22s, F-15s and F-16s, left bases in the U.S. and Europe and were spotted heading to the Middle East by the Military Air Tracking Alliance, a team of about 30 open-source analysts that routinely analyzes military and government flight activity.

A second American aircraft carrier -- the USS Gerald R. Ford -- is heading toward the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran, accompanied by destroyers and aircraft being redeployed from missions in the Caribbean region, a U.S. official told ABC News.

The Pentagon has dramatically reduced the number of ships it had in the Caribbean ahead of the Maduro raid, moving vessels toward the Middle East.

The deployment of F-22s towards the Middle East has been considered by many to be one of the final pieces of the puzzle regarding U.S. preparations for potential offensive action against Iran. The Langley Air Force Base (AFB) jets landed at the UK base shortly before 1830 UTC,

Like all allies they have had their troubles. Their interests in Yemen began to diverge in 2018; a dispute over oil-production quotas paralysed opec for several months in 2021. But their leaders saw their partnership as the bedrock of Gulf security and tried to limit disagreements.

Conflict in the Middle East has been escalating. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them.

The EPC deal involves work on the Margham gas storage and processing facility in the UAE, which forms part of the wider Sunrise Development Programme