Iranian officials said Sunday that the placement of American F-22 fighter planes within a range of 300 kilometers of the Iranian coast is part of the American-Israeli plot to destroy the Islamic republic. The move will upset the balance and stability of the region, the officials said.

American sources, quoted by Fox News, said over the weekend that the placement of the planes at a hangar in the United Arab Emirates was “a routine deployment, part of the normal cooperation with out allies in the region.”