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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
US sends B-52 bombers to Indian Ocean island, preparing possible Iran strike
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe US is deploying six B-52 fighter jets to the British overseas territory of Diego Garcia in preparation for possible strikes against Iran as Washington-Tehran tensions skyrocket, the Telegraph website reports.
The secretive US base on the Indian Ocean island is located some 3,800 kilometers (2,400 miles) from southern Iran, putting the bombers within striking range of Iran but outside the range of most of Iran’s missiles, the British report says.
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