The United States warned Iran that it would take "decisive action" to defend its personnel and interests in the Middle East, a statement that coincided with reports of the deployment of stealthy B-2 bombers and a second aircraft carrier to the region.
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said, "Should Iran or its proxies threaten American personnel and interests in the region, the United States will take decisive action to defend our people."
As many as six US B-2 stealth bombers have been deployed to a US-British military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, US officials said on Tuesday.
The deployment of the B-2s, which possess stealth technology and the capability to carry the heaviest US conventional and nuclear bombs, places them in an ideal strategic position to operate in the Middle East, according to experts cited by Reuters.
