With the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel, Fox News has verified earlier reports that B-2 stealth bombers departed from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, setting course for Guam. 

According to a Reuters report citing a U.S. official, there has been no command to direct the aircraft beyond Guam. Reuters noted that it remains uncertain whether this deployment is connected to the escalating tensions in the Middle East. 

The UK Defense Journal indicates that the stealth bombers were joined by eight KC-135 Stratotankers, enabling midair refueling. The journal proposes that the bombers’ final destination might be Diego Garcia, a U.S. base located in the Indian Ocean.

Each stealth bomber is capable of carrying two 30,000-pound GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators, which are believed to be the most effective means of destroying the Iranian nuclear site at Fordow, which may be dug in between 300 feet and 2,600 feet below a rocky mountain.

Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital “destroying [Fordow] from the air is a job only the U.S. can do.”