US B-52 Bombers Fly Over Middle East in Show of Force

US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress after refuelling during a mission over the Middle East on Sunday. US Air Force

B-52H Stratofortress bombers flew over the Middle East on Sunday in the midst of tensions with Iran, according to U.S. officials.

U.S. Central Command wrote that B-52H crews have conducted their “second Middle East presence patrol of 2021 as key part of CENTCOM’s defensive posture.”