American B-52s Fly First Mission Over Persian Gulf to ‘Send Message’ to Iran

• American B-52s Fly First Mission Over Persian Gulf to ‘Send Message’ to Iran
  by https://www.rt.com/
  B-52 bombers have commenced air operations from the US base in Qatar, as Washington continues to amass its forces in the Persian Gulf. The White House says it is to deter an alleged Iranian “attack on US interests.”
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  US Central Command (CENTCOM) made no attempt to keep Sunday’s operations secret, broadcasting photos of the B-52H Stratofortress bombers as they took off from Al Udeid Air Base near Doha, Qatar.
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  Precise details of the mission were not publicized, but the Pentagon said its purpose was to “defend American forces and interests in the region.”
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  The bombers arrived in the CENTCOM region last Friday, which covers the Middle East and Central Asia, joining the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group and the USS Kearsarge amphibious ready group.
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