US B-52 Bombers Ordered by the White House to the Persian Gulf Land in Qatar Over Unspecified Iran Threat
- US B-52 Bombers Ordered by the White House to the Persian Gulf Land in Qatar Over Unspecified Iran Threat
by LAUREN FRUEN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and ASSOCIATED PRESS and AFP,via https://www.dailymail.co.uk/
* B-52H Stratofortress bombers arrived at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Thursday
* Others landed at an undisclosed location Wednesday from Louisiana
* The White House announced it would send the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group and the bombers to counter Tehran on Sunday
* The US move comes in response to intelligence about a threat orchestrated by Iran, officials said, but details of the threat have not been disclosed
* Iran announced it would begin backing away from its nuclear deal with world powers a year after President Donald Trump pulled America from the accord
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