The United States is repositioning B-2 Spirit stealth bombers to Guam, two U.S. officials confirmed on Saturday, as President Donald Trump considers possible American involvement in Israel’s
escalating military strikes against Iran.
Though officials did not explicitly link the deployment to the Middle East conflict, the timing has raised questions. The B-2 bombers are capable of delivering GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators – 30,000-pound "bunker buster" bombs designed to destroy fortified underground targets such as Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility.
Israel, which has been targeting Iranian nuclear infrastructure, does not possess such high-penetration munitions, making the potential U.S. role critical if deeper strikes are ordered.
The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, offered no further details and said there were no current orders to advance the bombers beyond Guam. They did not disclose the number of aircraft involved.
According to The New York Times, multiple B-2s were seen in flight over the Pacific Ocean from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, with flight tracking data and air traffic communications confirming the movement.
The Wall Street Journal reported that this positioning suggests the U.S. Air Force is preparing for the possibility of a strike. Analysts are watching for any move of the B-2s to Diego Garcia, a key U.S.-British military base in the Indian Ocean within range of the Middle East. The U.S. had previously stationed B-2s there until they were rotated out in favor of B-52 bombers last month.
Separately, a U.S. aircraft carrier stationed in the Indo-Pacific is reportedly en route to the region.
President Trump, who returns to the White House on Saturday, is expected to meet with his national security team. He has given mixed signals on U.S. involvement, expressing skepticism toward European diplomatic efforts while leaving the door open for military action.
“I’m giving them a period of time,” Trump told reporters Friday. “Two weeks would be the maximum.”
In parallel, the U.S. has begun evacuating its citizens from Israel. Ambassador Mike Huckabee announced Saturday that evacuation flights are underway, with around 70 people flown from Tel Aviv to Athens on government-chartered planes. The State Department urged Americans to leave on their own if possible.
Other nations, including China, India, and several in Europe, are also evacuating their citizens.
The Israel-Iran conflict has rapidly escalated since Israel launched its air campaign on June 13, claiming Iran was nearing nuclear weapon capability. Since then, the two sides have traded repeated, devastating strikes.
Iran’s health ministry reports over 400 fatalities from Israeli attacks, while Iranian retaliation has killed at least 25 people in Israel, according to official tallies. Photo by United States Air Force, Wikimedia commons.
