Trump Threatens ‘Unseen’ Bombing of Iran as B-2 Stealth Fleet Forward Deployed

U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that the United States could launch a bombing attack “the likes of which they have never seen before” against the Islamic Republic of Iran should Tehran refuse to make concessions on its nuclear program. “If they don’t make a deal… there will be bombing,” he stated, adding that “U.S. and Iranian officials are talking.” The statement was made in an interview on March 29, following the deployment of at least seven B-2 Spirit intercontinental range strategic bombers had been <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/us-air-force-masses-large-b2-fleet-diego-garcia-yemen" >deployed</a> to Diego Garcia – representing over one third of the U.S. Armed Forces’ total stealth bomber fleet. The remote island in the Indian Ocean positions the bombers to generate sorties at higher rates against targets in either Yemen or Iran, with their positioning thought to be intended to send a show of force to Tehran as Washington seeks to maximise pressure on the country.<img src="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/m/articles/2025/03/30/article_67e9b4815c14c2_71822776.jpg" title="Surface to Air Missile Battery From Iranian Bavar 373 Long Range Air Defence System"> Although the B-2’s stealth capabilities are considered increasingly out of date, with the bomber having entered service in 1997, the limitations faced by Iran’s air defence network, and the aircraft’s unique ability to drop GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs that are particularly well suited to neutralising fortified bases and nuclear facilities, make the bombers highly valued.&nbsp;The bombers’ long ranges also significantly reduces the risk that bases hosting them could be targeted in Iranian missile and drone strikes, which is a major threat to American tactical aviation assets such as F-35 stealth fighters in the region. Although Iran’s ability to detect and neutralise stealth bomber attacks is expected to be significantly improved with the <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/will-iran-save-russias-su35-fighter-program" target="_blank">delivery of Su-35</a> fighter aircraft from Russia, which will provide it with a particularly large array of modern<a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/su35-triple-radars-detect-stealth" target="_blank"> elevated sensors</a>, these aircraft have yet to be delivered to the country. Iran’s current fleet of over 17 squadrons of fighter aircraft is considered largely obsolete for air-to-air operations, with the majority of aircraft using Vietnam War era sensors poorly suited to targeting stealth aircraft.&nbsp;