Multiple US B-2 bombers have been observed taking off from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri and heading west, as President Donald Trump considers military options regarding a potential airstrike in Iran. Despite the movement of the bombers, no official orders for any operation against Iran using the B-2s have been given. The aircraft are currently flying over the Pacific and appear to be en route to Guam. While the movement of the B-2s does not indicate imminent action, it is intended to provide the president with strategic options and serve as a show of force and a deterrent as deliberations continue.

Notably, B-2 bombers are the sole aircraft capable of carrying the Massive Ordinance Penetrator, a powerful bomb essential for potentially targeting Iran’s underground Fordow nuclear facility. Each B-2 bomber can carry two of these massive bombs, each weighing 30,000 pounds. Trump has been actively reviewing attack plans in the Situation Room and is expected to make a decision on US military involvement in Iran within a two-week timeline, with the possibility of an earlier decision.

The president is scheduled to meet with his national security team over the weekend, but the White House has not provided any comments on the situation. Recent flight tracking data shows the bombers being refueled off the coast of California and Hawaii, with satellite imagery indicating refueling capabilities at Diego Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean. The movements of the B-2 bombers come amid heightened tensions and ongoing deliberations in the White House regarding potential military action in Iran.