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CENTCOM confirms B-1 heavy bombers carried out overnight attack in Iran
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The American military confirms it used B-1 heavy bombers in overnight strikes in Iran.
“Last night, US B-1 bombers, struck deep inside Iran to degrade Iranian ballistic missile capabilities,” the US Central Command says.
The deployment of the B-1 aircraft was first published by the founder of the Military Air Tracking Alliance, a team of about 30 open-source analysts that analyzes military and government flight activity.
Last night, U.S. B-1 bombers, struck deep inside Iran to degrade Iranian ballistic missile capabilities. As the President stated, "we're going to destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry to the ground." pic.twitter.com/tIkIo5ugWv
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 2, 2026
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