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This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows six B-2 stealth bombers parked at Camp Thunder Cove in Diego Garcia on April 2, 2025 (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
May 13, 2025, 10:07 am
US downgrades bombers deployed in Middle East as tensions with Houthis and Iran recede
After US deal with Houthis and ‘encouraging’ talks with Iran, Pentagon sends home B-2 stealth bombers from Indian Ocean airbase, replacing them with B-52s, officials say
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Israeli Air Force F-15I and F-35I fighter jets fly alongside a US B-52 bomber during a drill on March 4, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 6, 2025, 5:05 pm
Israeli, US air forces run joint drill with heavy bomber, in likely signal to Iran
Exercise includes F-15I and F-35I fighter jets alongside a US B-52 bomber, whose help Israel could potentially need to strike Iran’s underground nuclear sites
By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli F-16 fighter jets escort an American B-52 bomber through Israeli airspace on March 12, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 4, 2024, 1:31 pm
Iran slams ‘destabilizing presence’ as US sends B-52 bombers to region
Tehran says it won’t be deterred, vows ‘definite and decisive’ response to Israeli airstrikes, but expresses support for ceasefire efforts in Gaza and Lebanon
By AFP
This photo released by the US Air Force shows a B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, flying over an oil tanker in the Middle East on Sept. 4, 2022. (Staff Sgt. Charles Fultz/U.S. Air Force via AP)
November 1, 2024, 11:28 pm
Pentagon bolsters US presence in Middle East with B-52 bombers and warships
Planes and ships deployed to fill the gap as the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and its warships prepare to leave the region before USS Harry S. Truman arrives
By AP
In this photo released by the US Air Force on May 2, 2023, airmen look at a GBU-57, or the Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb, at Whiteman Air Base in Missouri (US Air Force via AP)
May 22, 2023, 2:39 pm
Amid Iran tensions, US releases photos of bomb able to destroy underground facilities
Bunker-busting ordnance is kept at base that is home to B-2 stealth bombers, the only aircraft that can deploy it; but depth of Natanz tunnels likely presents a serious challenge
By Jon Gambrell
Israeli F-35 fighter jets escort an American B-52 bomber through Israeli airspace on November 10, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 10, 2022, 7:32 pm
Israeli F-35 jets escort US bombers in show of force to Iran
Stealth fighters fly alongside B-52 strategic bombers moving through Israeli airspace as they head back from Persian Gulf
By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli F-15 fighter jets escort an American B-52 bomber through Israeli airspace en route to the Persian Gulf on February 14, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
February 14, 2022, 10:05 pm
Israeli jets escort US bomber to Gulf in fresh show of force to Iran
American military says flight was meant to demonstrate its ability to send aircraft from UK to the Middle East ‘seamlessly,’ given tensions in the region
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli F-15 fighter jets escort an American B-52 bomber through Israeli airspace on March 7, 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 7, 2021, 8:24 pm
Israeli jets escort American B-52s during flyby, in show of force to Iran
Move comes amid tensions between US, Israel, and Tehran, with Iran tied to missile strikes on US bases and an attack on an Israeli-owned ship in Gulf of Oman
By Judah Ari Gross
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks outside the Lebanese Foreign Ministry, August 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
December 31, 2020, 4:37 pm
Iran’s Zarif says Trump trying to fabricate ‘pretext for war’
Slamming US president for show of force in region, foreign minister says Tehran will ‘openly and directly defend its people, security & vital interests’
By ToI Staff
A US Air Force B-52H 'Stratofortress' from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., is refueled by a KC-135 'Stratotanker' in the US Central Command area of responsibility, Dec. 30, 2020. (Senior Airman Roslyn Ward/U.S. Air Force via AP)
December 30, 2020, 7:40 pm
US bomber flight over Persian Gulf aims to intimidate Iran in Trump’s final days
Senior military officer says operation meant to warn Tehran against targeting US forces before Biden takes office, comes after Israeli sub said to have openly crossed Suez Canal
By AP and ToI Staff
Fighters with Iran-backed militias in Iraq known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, wave Iraqi flags while mourners and family members prepare to bury the body of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of Iran-backed militias who was killed in a US airstrike in Iraq, during his funeral procession in Najaf, Iraq, January 8, 2020. (Anmar Khalil/AP)
December 11, 2020, 12:54 pm
Fears Iran-backed militias in Iraq readying attack to avenge nuke chief – report
Armed groups said making unspecified ‘preparations’ as tensions in region rise following killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, and ahead of anniversary of Soleimani killing
By ToI Staff and AP
A B-52 heavy bomber, flanked by fighter jets, flies to the Middle East in a tacit threat to Iran on November 21, 2020. (US Air Force/Facebook)
December 10, 2020, 10:40 pm
US flies massive bombers in Mideast, again, in message to Iran
Second such mission in less than a month designed to underscore America’s continuing commitment to region, even as Trump withdraws thousands of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan
By Lolita C. Baldor
A B-52 heavy bomber, flanked by fighter jets, flies to the Middle East in a tacit threat to Iran on November 21, 2020. (US Air Force/Facebook)
November 23, 2020, 7:04 pm
In threat to Iran, US sends heavy bombers to Middle East via Israel
Move comes amid reports and speculation Trump administration may take military action against Tehran before Biden enters office
By Judah Ari Gross
In this Thursday, May 9, 2019 photograph released by the US Air Force, a B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron is parked on the ramp at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar (Senior Airman Keifer Bowes, US Air Force via AP)
May 10, 2019, 8:11 am
American B-52 bombers land in Qatar over unspecified Iran threat
US has said it is sending the planes to counter Tehran, though no details have been provided
By AP and AFP
A US Air Force B-52 bomber flies over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, January 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
October 23, 2017, 9:32 am
US said to ready nukes amid war of words with North Korea
B-52 bombers outfitted with nuclear missiles for first time since Cold War, report says; US general: ‘The world is a dangerous place’
By Sue Surkes
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