Author: Jared Szuba
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Pentagon deploys more B-52 bombers to Middle East in warning to Iran
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon sent another sortie of two US Air Force B-52 bombers over the Middle East this week as the Trump administration seeks to coerce Iran’s leaders into negotiations in a bid to halt Tehran’s nuclear enrichment. The B-52 sortie was the third in just three weeks and comes as the aircraft carrier…
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US launches second B-52 bomber flight over Middle East in 2 days
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon authorized a sortie of US Air Force B-52 strategic bombers over the Middle East for the second time in just two days, flexing long-range muscle as the Trump administration pressures Iran to come to the negotiating table over its advancing nuclear enrichment. The B-52s out of Royal Air Force base Fairford…
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Pentagon sends B-52 bombers over Middle East as US aims to pressure Iran
WASHINGTON — A pair of US Air Force B-52 strategic bombers flew over the Gulf region on Monday as the Pentagon shuffled its forces in the area. The bombers took off from the UK’s Royal Air Force Fairford Air Base and traversed the airspace of nine countries in the Middle East, US Central Command (CENTCOM)…
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Senate rejects bid to block key arms transfers to Israel
WASHINGTON — An effort by a group of Senate lawmakers to restrict some of the Biden administration’s continued flow of weapons to Israel fell far short of the needed votes on Wednesday night, despite mounting evidence of war crimes in Gaza. The three Joint Resolutions of Disapproval aimed to block the transfer of some $20…