B-52s Return To The Middle East

U.S. Air Force B-52Hs prepare to take off from Barksdale Air Force Base during the latest bomber task force mission over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, January 26, 2021. U.S. AIR FORCE/AIRMAN 1ST CLASS JACOB B. WRIGHTSMAN 

Warzone/The Drive: B-52s Return To The Middle East In Show Of Force As Biden Weighs Iran Policy 

For the time being, President Biden is continuing the long-range bomber deterrence missions that are aimed at keeping Iran in check. 

For the first time since President Joe Biden took office, U.S. Air Force B-52H bombers have performed a ‘show of force’ mission over the Persian Gulf, reinforcing the fact the U.S. military remains on a heightened state of alert as regards Iran. The sortie, which took place yesterday, comes as the new U.S. administration works out how it will handle Iran after a months-long tense standoff with the previous Trump Administration, and it continues the long-range deterrence missions aimed at Tehran that started back in November. 

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 WNU Editor: It is noteworthy that this mission was planned and acted upon under the new Biden administration. I see this as a message from the new administration to its allies in the Middle East that nothing has changed (at least for now).

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