Trump previously claimed the “big wave hasn’t even happened”
Donald Trump has reportedly dispatched B-2 stealth bombers, the world’s most expensive warplanes, to UK bases for use in Iran.
The heavy strategic bombers will arrive at Diego Garcia, in the Chagos Islands, which has sparked a rift between Trump and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer over the latter’s deal to transfer sovereignty of the archipelago to Mauritius while securing a 99-year lease to operate the military base.
RAF Fairford, in Gloucestershire, will also see the B-2 stealth bombers this week, The Telegraph reports.
The move follows Trump’s words that Iran will soon be hit with a devastating wave of strikes. “We haven’t even started hitting them hard. The big wave hasn’t even happened. The big one is coming soon,” Trump said on Monday (March 2).
B-2 stealth bombers cost about $2 billion each, making them the world’s most expensive aircraft, according to Fox News.
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