US flies B-1B bomber over Middle East amid Iran tensions
Date
10/31/2021 9:11:41 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) The US Air Force flew the B-1B Lancer bomber over key waterways in the Middle East, escorted by fighter jets from American allies in the region amid heightened tensions with Iran, Trend reports citing Al Arabiya .
The B-1B, a supersonic bomber capable of carrying the heaviest conventional payload of any US military plane, flew over the Gulf of Aden, one of the world's busiest shipping routes, Bab al-Mandeb strait, one of the world's most important tanker routes, Red Sea, Suez Canal, one of the world's busiest waterways, the Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, the world's busiest oil-shipping channel, and the Gulf of Oman.
Those key maritime chokepoints in the Middle East have witnessed a slew of attacks on shipping blamed on Iran in recent years, as well as assaults which are part of a shadow war between Iran and Israel. Tehran has denied involvement in those attacks but vowed to take revenge on Tel Aviv for a series of attacks that targeted its nuclear program.
US Central Command said the bomber's mission was intended to deliver a clear message of reassurance.
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