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  21 Jun 2025, 23:52

US stealth bombers head over Pacific as Trump mulls Iran strikes

This photo is collected from Times of Israel

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.