Bombers fly to Middle East to deter Iran

WASHINGTON » In a new show of military might, two American bomber aircraft flew from the United States to the Middle East on Thursday, in a round-trip mission that U. S. officials said covered a wide swath of the region and was a direct message of deterrence to Iran.

The flight of the two massive B- 52H Stratofortress bombers, the second such mission in less than a month, was designed to underscore America’s continuing commitment to the Middle East even as President Donald Trump’s administration withdraws thousands of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan.