Shortly after the United States bombed Iranian nuclear places on June 22, the demands began to circulate on social media claim that US aircraft used either Pakistani or Indian airspace to carry out the strikes.
Both claims are false.
Assertion
On June 22, a user of X (formerly Twitter) wrote: “Pakistani airspace was used by the United States to bomb Iranian nuclear places. Afghan intelligence has confirmed this.”
In response, Pakistani Senator Sherry Rehman denied among various other Pakistani users the claim against Pakistan, but instead claimed: “Indian airspace was used to bomb Iran, who now confirmed publicly by US official sources.”
Shortly after the United States bombed Iranian nuclear places on June 22, the demands began to circulate on social media claim that US aircraft used either Pakistani or Indian airspace to carry out the strikes.
Pakistan’s Defense Minister also shared a similar claim to X.
Adding to the confusion reported Pakistan’s local media offerings and quoted “defense sources” that the US B-2-Spirit-Teaf bomber flying from Guam entered the Iranian airspace via India.
Fact
Official maps and flights released by the United States Debunk claim that either Pakistani or Indian airspace was used in the operation.
On June 22, after the strikes, General Dan Caine, chairman of the US joint staff chiefs, and US defense secretary Peter Hegeth held a joint press conference describing the B-2 bomber.
General Caine explained that two sets of B-2 bombers were deployed. A group was used as a lure that flew across the Pacific, while the actual strike aircraft traveled via the Atlantic Ocean and entered the Iranian airspace undetected via the eastern Mediterranean.
A graphics released by the Pentagon during the press conference showed the Real Flight Road that entered Iran from the west, not east – where Pakistan and India are located.
Reports with these aircraft cards have been published by PBS NEWSAt BBCAt ReutersAnd other media.
General Cain’s complete press conference can also be seen here:
The card released by the Pentagon also shows that the flying path cited by the local media output was the one used for deception that went west towards the American base in Guam. While the actual B-2 bomber that performed the attack instead went into Iran from the West, nowhere near the Arab Sea.
This was further confirmed by journalist Tahir Imran Mian who told GEO FACT CHECK: “Based on these cards and other available information, I can say that Pakistani or Indian airspace was not used by the aircraft involved in direct attacks on Iran.”
So far, there has been some public admission from US officials to use Indian airspace as the Pakistani senator is claimed.
It is also important to note that both India and Pakistan have officially denied the use of their airspace in surgery.
The Indian Government’s fact -control arm, PIB fact checkPublished on the official X -grip that the Indian airspace was not used by the United States during Operation Midnight Hammer.
Similarly, the actual control handle of Pakistan’s Ministry of Information rejected the claim of the use of Pakistan’s airspace as “fake news”.
Judgment According to the information that is publicly available so far, therefore, short and flying trails provided by the United States, there is no indication that neither Pakistani nor Indian airspace was used in the American strike in Iran’s nuclear places.
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