US again sends B-52 bombers to deter Iran as tensions peak
The deployment is the third flight of nuclear-capable Stratofortresses to the region in less than two months
Two American B-52 bombers flew over the Middle East on Wednesday in the latest show of force against Iran as tensions rise ahead of Sunday's anniversary of the US assassination of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani.
The bombers deployed from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota and were escorted by US F-16s, according to US Central Command. Wednesday marked Washington’s third deployment of nuclear-capable B-52s to the region on short notice in the last 45 days.
Fox News reported Wednesday that a recent US intelligence report affirmed what Iranian officials have said publicly since early this year: that Tehran seeks revenge for Soleimani’s assassination.
“Some friendly health advice to Iran: If one American is killed, I will hold Iran responsible. Think it over,” President Trump wrote in a tweet last week.
