Top US General Says B-52 Bombers Now Flying Over Iran

The move was initiated after the United States saw an ‘increase in air superiority’ over the country, Gen. Dan Caine says.

An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress takes off in support of Operation Epic Fury, on March 22, 2026. U.S. Air Force

The top U.S. general on Tuesday said that B-52 bombers are flying over Iranian airspace as the conflict with Iran has continued for more than a month.

Gen. Dan Caine, head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, announced in a news conference at the Pentagon that B-52 Stratofortress bombers have entered Iranian airspace for the first time since the conflict started in late February.