A source familiar with the details told i24NEWS that the US military has transitioned to using B-1 strategic bombers in its strikes, with the first such strike carried out on Tuesday. The report adds specifics to earlier indications of the B-1's deployment.
Thursday morning, a source familiar with the details told i24NEWS that the US military had begun using B-1 strategic bombers in its strikes, with the first such strike occurring on Tuesday. The report provides on-record confirmation of the timeline, following earlier indications.
The Zioneer reported at 06:59 Jerusalem on Wednesday that senior US officials had confirmed the B-1 bomber was used to strike Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets in Iran on Tuesday. Earlier still, a single US official had told Barak Ravid that a B-1B Lancer had participated in the overnight strikes. The thread of reports shows a progression from an unconfirmed single-source claim to multiple official confirmations and now an on-record source.
The B-1 deployment represents a significant escalation in the US campaign, which has included 12 consecutive nights of strikes against Iranian military infrastructure, as The Zioneer reported on Wednesday. The strikes are aimed at degrading Iran's ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels, according to CENTCOM.
The specific targets of the B-1 strikes remain unconfirmed. No mission details have been released by the Pentagon or CENTCOM.
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