Pentagon deploys nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to Middle East… to deter ‘potential attack by Iran-backed militias’? — RT World News

 The US Air Force has deployed B-52 heavy bombers to the Middle East in a “defensive” move to “deter aggression,” the Pentagon said, as military officials hype a “potential attack” by Iraqi militia groups supported by Iran.

A pair of B-52H Stratofortresses were sent on a “short-notice, non-stop mission” over the Middle East from their base in Barksdale, Louisiana, US Central Command announced on Thursday, saying the deployment is “designed to deter aggression” as well as “rapidly integrate” the warplanes with “multiple regional partners.”

“Potential adversaries should understand that no nation on earth is more ready and capable of rapidly deploying additional combat power in the face of any aggression,” said CENTCOM commander General Frank McKenzie.