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WASHINGTON, June 21, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - US stealth bombers were flying
Saturday across the Pacific Ocean, according to tracking data and media
reports, fueling speculation over their intended mission as President Donald
Trump considers joining Israel's attack on Iranian nuclear sites.
Multiple B-2 bomber aircraft left a base in the central United States
overnight and were later tracked flying off the California coast along with
aerial refueling jets, The New York Times and specialist plane tracking sites
reported.
The B-2 is capable of carrying America's heaviest payloads, including the
bunker-busting GBU-57, a 30,000-pound (13,607 kg) warhead capable of
penetrating 200 feet (61 meters) underground before exploding.
Such a bomb, which Israel is not known to possess, is the only weapon
capable of destroying Iran's deeply buried nuclear facilities.
When reached for comment, the Pentagon referred AFP to the White House,
which did not immediately respond.
Trump, who rarely spends weekends in Washington, is due to return to the
White House on Saturday evening to hold an unspecified "National Security
Meeting."
The president said Friday that Iran had a "maximum" of two weeks to avoid
possible US air strikes, indicating he could take a decision before the
fortnight deadline he had announced a day earlier.