US Defense Department officials have confirmed to Fox News that bombers are on their way to a point south of the Islamic Republic • Aircraft may carry nuclear bombs

• US Air Force B-52 bomber plane // Photo: IP

The US Air Force sent six B-52 bombers to base on Diego Garcia Island in Indian Ocean, aiming to increase threat against Iran following the death of Revolutionary Quds Force commander Kassem Suleimani, in light of increased tension, senior defense ministry officials confirmed Tuesday "Fox News."

The Pentagon-approved move, which CNN first reported, is the latest in a series of efforts by U.S. military officials to bolster their array of forces in the Middle East region. This, after the Hezbollah battalions in Iraq, one of the pro-Iranian suspected terrorist organizations, hinted that they would carry out a retaliatory attack on revenge for the Suleiman assassination.

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The bombers were reportedly identified as departing from the US Air Force Base in Louisiana, United States, to Diego Garcia Island, located 2,300 miles south of the southernmost point in Iran.

All such aircraft, including eight engines, are designed to carry a large load of firearms, including cruise missiles, conventional bombs, laser-guided bombs, and even atomic bombs.

In May 2019, B-52 bombers were sent to Qatar, but they left a few months ago. So according to a defense ministry official who spoke to Fox News.