By Deutsche Welle
03 Nov 2024, 09:43 AM EST
American bombers B-52 model arrived in the Middle East, the US Army reported, a day after Washington announced its deployment in warning sign to Iran.
“B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers from the 5th Bombardment Wing at Minot Air Force Base arrived in the US Central Command area of responsibilitys,” the military command for the Middle East and neighboring countries said on social media on Saturday.
The United States announced the day before the sending of bombers, fighters, tankers and destroyers of defense against ballistic missiles to the Middle East, amid the escalation of tensions after the war in Gaza.
“Should Iran, its partners or its agents take advantage of this moment to attack US personnel or interests in the region, the United States will take all necessary measures to defend our people,” the Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryderin a statement.
The United States Central Command announced the deployment of strategic bombers in its area of influence, which includes the Middle East and the Near East and which occurs after the escalation of tensions between Israel and Iran, which have exchanged attacks.
The B-52 Stratofortress belong to Minot Air Base, North Dakota. and could serve as a deterrent method so that Iran does not respond to Israel’s attack against military bases and objectives a little over a week ago.
This same Saturday, the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned Israel and the United States that they “will receive a crushing response” for their actions against the Islamic Republic and the anti-Israel ‘Axis of Resistance’ alliance.
The Israeli attack on Iran came several weeks after Iran attacked Israel on October 1 with some 200 missiles in response to the deaths of Ishmael Haniya, lleader of the Palestinian group Hamas, and Hasan Nasrallah, leader of the Lebanese militia-party Hezbollah.
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