US officials confirm B-2 bombers moving to Guam, amid ongoing Israel-Iran conflict

Israel and Iran's ongoing conflict has been escalating over the past few days, and now US officials have suggested that their military's B-2 bombers have moved to the Pacific island of Guam, while Trump mulls striking Iran, joining forces with Israel. However, a Reuters report says that it is still unclear whether the bombers being deployed towards Guam are directly linked to the Israel-Iran conflict.

“The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, decline to disclose any further details. One official says no forward orders have been given yet to move the bombers beyond Guam. They do not say how many B-2 bombers are being moved,” a Reuters report read. However, the officials did not confirm as to how many bombers have been moved eastward. It is yet to be seen how Iran reacts to the deployment of the B-2 bombers in Guam.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon has not responded to a comment on these developments as of now.

The B-2 bombers can be used to carry America’s 30,000-pound GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, which is capable of destroying targets deep underground, even strong bunkers. That is the weapon which experts claim could be used to strike Iran’s nuclear program, according to a Reuters report.

Among other developments, a German national was arrested in Iran under suspicion of espionage. Iranian officials claim that the German national had entered the country guised as a tourist, but apparently had other intentions in mind, as they found instances of his spying activities near military and nuclear facilities inside the country.