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US military chief says B-52 bombers conducting Iran ‘overland missions’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
WASHINGTON — US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine reiterates that US forces have carried out more than 11,000 strikes against targets in Iran.
Speaking during a Pentagon briefing on the war, Caine reveals that the US has successfully begun conducting “overland missions” of B-52 bomber sorties, thanks to the air superiority that US currently has over Iran.
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