Menacing B-2 bombers, used to blitz Iran’s nuclear sites last year during the 12-day war, are said to be on their way to the UK as Trump warns Iran of a mega-missile blitz
The US Air Force’s heaviest bombers have started to arrive at Brit airbases as Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran with a mega-missile blitz dubbed “The Big One” – as soon as tomorrow.
A fleet of menacing B-2 bombers – used to blitz Iran’s nuclear sites last year during the 12-day war – were expected to join the B-1 aircraft which touched down in the UK on Friday night.
President Trump demand the “unconditional surrender” of Iran’s military and police or warned they face “absolutely guaranteed death”. He added: “We haven’t even started hitting them hard. The big wave has not even happened.”
Iranian officials shared a chilling image of a nuclear missile striking Tel Aviv on social media on Friday after Tehran launched an overnight attack of cluster bombs targeting the Israeli city.
But US military sources reportedly said Saturday could be day for a new gigantic bombardment, exactly a week after the US and Israel first attacked Iran as part of “Operation Epic Fury”.
Trump told US news site Axios: “Unconditional surrender could be that [the Iranians] announce it. But it could also be when they can’t fight any longer because they don’t have anyone or anything to fight with.”
And he later added the US would “work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction, making it economically bigger, better, and stronger than ever before” in a post of Truth Social.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the escalation was possible because Britain had finally allowed the US to use its military bases in Diego Garcia on the Chagos Islands and RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire from which to launch attacks.
Internet plane spotters noticed a fleet of B-1 aircraft set to travel from the Dyess Air Force Base in Texas to RAF Fairford on Friday night, where they are expected to be joined by more stealth bombers including B-2s and B-52s.
PM Sir Keir Starmer had initially refused but U-turned as US President Donald Trump suggested the PM’s dithering had damaged the “special relationship”. Hegseth said: “It was unfortunate that the Brits didn’t say, ‘Hey, go ahead’ from day one. But we got there.”
Experts believe “The Big One” could refer to the “Mother of All Bombs” – the US’s biggest non-nuclear weapon, a 10-tonne explosive that creates 1,000ft holes in the ground taking out tunnels and bunkers and tearing down bridges.
And Britain could strike inside Iran for the first time as RAF jets stand ready to join Trump’s escalating blitz. Deputy PM David Lammy suggested UK warplanes could hit Iranian missile launch sites if they threaten British forces or allies in the region.
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