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News18
7 hours ago
- Politics
- News18
Ahead Of Trump's Iran Decision, Are US B-2 Bombers Moving Towards Western Pacific?
Last Updated: This comes as tensions continue to escalate between Israel and Iran with Sunday marking the ninth day of the conflict. Amid the rising tensions between Israel and Iran, B-2 stealth bombers were seen moving hours before Trump expected visit at the White House, reported Fox News. Media reports suggest that four Boeing KC-46 Pegasus refueling planes were also flying along with the bombers, and the B2 jets were refueled by two of them over the Pacific Ocean. According to the report by the Fox News citing tracking data and air traffic control communications, as many as six US Air Force B-2 stealth bombers left Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri and were moving toward Guam on Saturday. This comes as tensions continue to escalate between Israel and Iran. Saturday marks the ninth day of the conflict. On Friday, US President Donald Trump dismissed a European diplomatic initiative aimed at de-escalating the conflict between Israel and Iran, asserting that Tehran prefers direct talks with Washington instead of engaging with European powers, CNN reported. 'Iran didn't want to speak to Europe; they wanted to speak to us," Trump told reporters. Israel-Iran War Continues For Day 9 Israel's military said on Saturday it hit an Iranian nuclear research facility overnight and killed three senior Iranian commanders in targeted attacks. Smoke was seen rising from an area near a mountain in Isfahan, where a local official said Israel had attacked the nuclear research facility in two waves. The Israeli Air Force on Saturday said that it ttacked and eliminated Amin For Judaki, commander of the second unmanned aerial vehicle unit in the Revolutionary Guards' Air Force of Iran. Taking to X, it said, 'Yesterday, the Air Force attacked and eliminated Amin For Judaki, commander of the second unmanned aerial vehicle unit in the Revolutionary Guards' Air Force, using fighter jets. As part of his role, Amin for Judaki promoted hundreds of unmanned aerial vehicle launches towards the territory of the State of Israel, from the Ahvaz area in southwestern Iran." First Published: June 21, 2025, 19:18 IST
Hindustan Times
10 hours ago
- General
- Hindustan Times
Did American B-2 stealth bombers just take off from US base towards western Pacific?
Jun 21, 2025 06:57 PM IST American B-2 stealth bombers departed the Whiteman Air Force location in Missouri for a key location in Guam in the western Pacific, claimed Israeli public television KAN on Saturday. B-2 stealth bombers(AP) According to reports, four Boeing KC-46 Pegasus refueling planes were flying with the bombers. Two of them had reportedly refueled the B2 jets over the Pacific Ocean. They are around 75 kilometers ahead of the other two.
