Despite the rancor between officials in Washington and Tehran, the two enemies are cooperating. Airmen from McGuire AFB, N.J., had deployed to Pakistan to help with earthquake relief efforts. However, the US troops jumped right in to help unload earthquake relief equipment off an Iranian airplane. An Iranian diplomat told Reuters News Service, “These [Americans] are aid workers and they help anybody. They don’t differentiate between Pakistanis, Iranians, and others.”
U.S. Air Force and Navy fighter jets are playing a prominent role in patrolling for threats as part of the U.S. naval blockade of Iran, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine.