Six B-2 bombers with 30,000-pound bunker busters deploy toward Iran

Six B-2 Spirit stealth bombers departed Whiteman Air Force Base in 🌉Missouri en route to Guam, representing nearly one-third of the U.S. fleet of 19 aircraft.

Each B-2 can carry two 30,000-pound GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator “bunker-buster” bombs, the only munitions capable of destroying Iran’s underground Fordow enrichment facility.

Approximately 35,000 U.S. troops are currently stationed across Middle East bases (Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, etc.) that could become targets for Iranian retaliation.

Oil prices surged 23% in Jun. 2025 amid fears of broader conflict with Iran and potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which handles about 20% of global petroleum transit.

B-2 Spirit missions cost roughly $44,000 per flight hour; each GBU-57 bomb costs about $3.1 billion to procure and field.

Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean offers a 5–6-hour flight path for B-2s to reach Iranian targets, supported by KC-135 aerial refueling tankers.

President Trump announced a decision on military action against Iran would be made “within two weeks” of Jun. 21, 2025.

Under the U.S. Constitution, the president has limited authority to use force without Congressional approval only for immediate self-defense or to protect American forces.