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CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
The crash occurred in Isfahan, home to a major Iranian air base and a nuclear site previously targeted during the Iran-Israel war in June.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Jan. 2026
Both leaders offered warm remarks at the start of the talks – their first face-to-face in six years – at an airbase in the coastal city of Busan, near to where an international summit is taking place.
—Betsy Klein, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Earlier Sunday, Macron said an Iranian drone targeting the Port of Abu Dhabi hit a hangar at France's naval air base in the United Arab Emirates.
—CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
The crash occurred in Isfahan, home to a major Iranian air base and a nuclear site previously targeted during the Iran-Israel war in June.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
New footage has been released that seems to show a Chinese Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter flying close to a Taiwanese airbase during a recent military exercise.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Jan. 2026
Both leaders offered warm remarks at the start of the talks – their first face-to-face in six years – at an airbase in the coastal city of Busan, near to where an international summit is taking place.
—Betsy Klein, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
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