7.4.2026
US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers were seen taking off from the United Kingdom and could be within striking distance of Iran.
President Donald Trump had given the embattled country 8.pm Tuesday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. A UN resolution calling on Iran to allow commercial shipping go through was vetoed by Russia and China on Tuesday.
Iran so far is bracing up for all out war as the US seem to be closing in.
Multiple B-52 aircraft departed from RAF Fairford, with others reportedly fueled and positioned on the tarmac before takeoff.
Meanwhile Pakistan has appealed to President Trump to give it two more weeks for negotiations to happen as there was chance a ceasefire can be negotiated.
Despite the rhetoric, there were signs of backchannel communication. An Iranian official told Reuters that messages were still being exchanged through mediators hours before the deadline.