{"id":19209,"date":"2020-12-11T16:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T00:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/?p=19209"},"modified":"2020-12-11T14:21:24","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T22:21:24","slug":"u-s-sends-two-b-52s-on-show-of-force-mission-over-persian-gulf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/u-s-sends-two-b-52s-on-show-of-force-mission-over-persian-gulf\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Sends Two B-52s on \u2018Show-of-Force\u2019 Mission over Persian Gulf"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Simon Kent<\/a> – December 11, 2020<\/p>\n

A pair of U.S. B-52H Stratofortresses flew a show-of-force mission across the Persian Gulf on Thursday in a display intended to deter attacks from Iran. The bombers were joined\u00a0by fighter escorts from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar.<\/p>\n

The aircraft, assigned to Louisiana\u2019s Barksdale Air Force Base-headquartered 2nd Bomb Wing, flew a short-notice nonstop mission the military said was \u201cdesigned to deter aggression\u201d and assure allies and partners the United States can rapidly deploy military power.<\/p>\n

\u201cPotential 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,\u201d U.S. Central Command\u2019s commander, Gen. Frank McKenzie, said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur ability to work together as partners on a mission like this heightens our collective readiness to respond to any crisis or contingency,\u201d McKenzie said.<\/p>\n

UPI reports<\/a> this is the second U.S. show-of-force mission involving B-52s in the region in as many months.<\/p>\n

The mission\u00a0comes two weeks after\u00a0the assassination of top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in Iran and amid escalating tentions between the United States and Iran, as Breitbart News reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.breitbart.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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