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Tinker Air Force Base begins construction on massive hangar expansion More stories from KOCO Join the flipboard community Discover, collect, and share stories for all your interestsSign up More stories from Military Russia and Ukraine have stepped up their aerial war. Civilians are paying the price The front lines of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are largely stagnant. But in the skies, the war is ratcheting up. Each sides’ offensive capabilities now appear to be outstripping their air defenses, analysts say. That means more strikes are hitting their targets, more critical and economic … Iran makes dramatic new demands around Strait of Hormuz The waterway, crucial to global supplies of oil and natural gas, will not open until the United States “corrects its behavior,” the Supreme National Security Council said. Iran’s politburo-like body known as the Supreme National Security Council said the Strait of Hormuz will not open until the … Iran believes time is on its side in the war with the U.S. But its strategy carries great risks The Strait of Hormuz is, by some accounts, named for a Zoroastrian deity destined to emerge victorious after a 9,000-year standoff with an adversary. Iran’s leaders feel their own victory is at hand and won’t require the same epic patience. They are betting that military pressure will ultimately …