U.S. deploys B-1 bomber as attacks on Iran intensify

The U.S. deployed a B-1 bomber to strike Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets, marking the first such mission since renewed conflict 12 days prior. The strike, launched from a UK airbase, signaled escalated U.S. military action amid threats from President Trump to bomb Iranian infrastructure if attacks on the Strait of Hormuz continue. Houthi rebels also attacked Saudi ships, which U.S. officials linked to Iranian influence.