The United States is deploying B-2 stealth bombers to Guam, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Saturday, as President Donald Trump considers potential U.S. involvement in Israel’s military actions against Iran.
While the exact reason for the deployment remains unclear, the move comes amid heightened Middle East tensions. The B-2 Spirit bomber is capable of carrying the 30,000-pound GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), a bunker-busting weapon experts say could target Iran’s underground nuclear facilities, including the Fordow enrichment site.
The officials, speaking anonymously, provided no further details but confirmed no orders had been given yet to move the bombers beyond Guam. The number of B-2s being deployed was not disclosed. The Pentagon has not commented on the report.
Analysts are monitoring whether the bombers will later reposition to Diego Garcia, a strategic U.S.-U.K. military base in the Indian Ocean that has previously hosted B-2s. Last month, the U.S. replaced B-2s on Diego Garcia with B-52 bombers.
The deployment follows escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran. On Saturday, Israel confirmed killing a senior Iranian commander in recent cross-border strikes, while Tehran vowed not to negotiate its nuclear program under threat. Israel alleges Iran is close to developing nuclear weapons, a claim Iran denies, insisting its atomic program is peaceful.
Trump has stated he will take up to two weeks to decide on U.S. intervention, saying the delay allows time to see if “people come to their senses.”
This development follows recent U.S. military movements, including the dispatch of tanker aircraft to Europe and additional fighter jets to the Middle East. An Indo-Pacific-based aircraft carrier is also reportedly heading toward the region.
